Plummeting property values and falling state funding have blown a $30 million hole in Pasco County's budget for next year, county officials said last week. ...more

February 22, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The budget news for the Pasco County School District just keeps getting grimmer. ...more

February 19, 2009

The state still faces a deficit of up to $700 million this fiscal year - and $5 billion next year - despite last month's budget-cutting session, the Senate's top budget chief said Monday. ...more

February 10, 2009

The state still faces a deficit of up to $700 million this fiscal year - and $5 billion next year _ despite last month's budget-cutting session, the Senate's top budget chief said today. On top of that, said JD Alexander, head of the Senate's Ways and Means committee, property taxes are expected to yield $1 billion less than the state needs just to maintain the status quo for K-12 public school funding. ...more

February 9, 2009

While her friends were out partying and enjoying other perks of college life, 22-year-old Brittney Smith of Tampa took in her 17-year-old brother and 2-year-old nephew to live with her. ...more

May 24, 2008

AVON PARK — South Florida Community College is preparing its budget with about $1 million less this year than last year. "The budget news is not good; we have less than we hoped," said SFCC President Norm Stephens. "The good news is we have known this was coming and have been preparing to manage it." The state legislature will pass the budget today, but Stephens said he already has a good idea what to expect –– $1 million less for the general fund and the loss of matching revenue for money raised for scholarships and building improvements. ...more

May 5, 2008