The city will hold a special budget meeting in January to address an anticipated $157,000 shortfall in revenues. ...more

December 9, 2008

Highlands County government spending for the next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, will be set tonight, and last-minute budget cuts - possibly up to $1.3 million and maybe more - are virtually certain. ...more

September 16, 2008

The easiest thing to say to an elected leader is "Cut the budget!" The hardest thing for an elected leader to say to his or her constituents is: "Cutting the budget is the wrong thing to do." We've heard both of these things recently during county budget discussions. It's our opinion that making drastic cuts is the worst thing the county could do - until there is no other alternative. ...more

August 17, 2008

A day after receiving official notification from the state warning of an anticipated $3.3 million revenue cut for local schools, the district's leaders aren't happy. ...more

June 27, 2008

STATE EXPECTED TO REDUCE REVENUE ADDITIONAL $3.3 MILLION ...more

June 26, 2008

Soaring gas prices. High taxes. The threat of foreclosure. All these are weighing heavily on the minds of taxpayers these days. ...more

May 30, 2008

BUDGET SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN ...more

May 29, 2008

The Hernando County School Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to give Superintendent Wayne Alexander a 5.5 percent pay raise. ...more

May 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board, which usually waits until summer before delving into number crunching, is already starting to talk about its 2008-09 budget and pondering plans to buy new buses and land for a high school as well as move ahead on construction projects. ...more

February 14, 2008