A united Florida Senate has passed a $65.6 billion state budget. ...more

April 16, 2009

Repeal ridiculous sales tax exemptions? Never. Just cut the budget and reduce services. Lay off workers so they will not be able to pay their property taxes. Add more seniors to the waiting list for Meals on Wheels - they really don't need to eat much. Put 40 kids in a classroom so they can really get to know each other. ...more

April 2, 2009

A Senate committee unanimously approved a proposed tobacco tax hike Thursday - but only after stripping out a $50 million earmark for Tampa's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. ...more

April 1, 2009

A Senate committee unanimously approved a proposed tobacco tax hike today – but only after stripping out a $50-million earmark for Tampa's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. ...more

March 31, 2009

The state Senate appears to have consensus on increasing taxes on tobacco products. ...more

March 30, 2009

It would cost more to drive a car and go to college, and some top school officials may take pay cuts under the Florida Senate's budget draft released Friday. ...more

March 28, 2009

With next year's grim financial picture causing the Hernando County school board to cut jobs, the Senate's proposed draft version of next year's budget offers a glimmer of hope for some. ...more

March 28, 2009

It would cost more to drive a car and go to college and some top school officials may take pay cuts under the Florida Senate's first budget draft released Friday. ...more

March 27, 2009

Per student funding would hold steady. ...more

March 27, 2009

Cigarettes have been a relatively inexpensive addiction for smokers in Florida, even as a pack has neared $4 for most brands. ...more

March 27, 2009