TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida can expect more potential deficits during the next three budget years. The Legislature's top economist, Amy Baker, laid out that scenario Thursday for the Legislative Budget Commission. It'll be part of a three-year financial outlook the panel will finalize when it meets again Sept. 15. ...more

September 3, 2009

TAMPA Declines in property and sales tax revenue forced the city to lay off workers over the past two years and cut more than $17 million from this year's budget. And the worst may be yet to come. ...more

December 9, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama moved swiftly on Thursday to fill his administration and form his response to the economic crisis. He scheduled his first post-election visit to the White House and convened an economic advisory board to meet here amid signs of a deteriorating financial outlook. ...more

November 7, 2008

PORT RICHEY -- In a year in which all economic news seems to be bad, cities everywhere have been holding their collective breath in anticipation of the release of budgets for the next fiscal year. So there was a nearly giddy sigh of relief July 24 when City Manager Richard Reade presented the City Council with his fiscal 2009 budget proposal. ...more

August 2, 2008

Leaders for Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High will have to decide whether they can afford to provide free meals and turn away students in these tough economic times. ...more

June 25, 2008

Leaders for Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High will have to decide whether they can afford to provide free meals and turn away students in these tough economic times. ...more

June 25, 2008

Florida's public universities receive state money based on the growth in their enrollment. ...more

June 20, 2008

United Airlines scrapped its latest attempt to combine with US Airways and create the world's largest carrier, formally backing away Friday from a deal that likely would have meant fewer routes and higher ticket prices for consumers. ...more

May 31, 2008

Intel Corp., the world's largest semiconductor company, boosted its third-quarter sales forecast Monday amid stronger-than-expected demand for its microprocessors. ...more

September 11, 2007

The University of South Florida's long-range plan to join a group of the nation's elite colleges is among the most focused and ambitious of any school and shouldn't be tempered because of Florida's budget turmoil, a prominent education consultant said Thursday. ...more

September 7, 2007