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Community Colleges Facing Student Crunch
Now that the state's universities have decided to cut enrollment to offset a whopping budget shortfall, community colleges will have to figure out how to absorb even more students while cutting millions of dollars. ...more
February 26, 2008
As Tampa Tightens Belt, Fire Rescue Seeks Budget Boost
As city departments look for ways to trim money from their budgets, one department is hoping to expand: fire and rescue. ...more
February 24, 2008
Tampa Studies Weekly Garbage Pickup
Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at Thursday's city council meeting as a way to counter the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more
February 22, 2008
Tampa Considers Cutting Garbage Pickup To Once Weekly
Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at today's city council meeting. He says the money saved could help avoid the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more
February 21, 2008
Judges Fear Budget Crunch On Courts
The specter of shuttered courthouses from Key West to Pensacola was raised Wednesday after local chief judges said they and others were told to furlough key employees to save about $17 million statewide. ...more
February 21, 2008
Pasco, Pinellas Courts Brace For Budget Cuts
NEW PORT RICHEY – Courts in Pasco and Pinellas counties are facing employee furloughs because of a budget shortfall, according to Judge Robert J. Morris Jr., chief judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit. ...more
February 20, 2008
Raising This Tax Medically Necessary
"Experience has shown that increasing taxes on cigarettes is one of the most effective strategies for reducing the level of smoking, especially among adolescents ..." ...more
February 19, 2008
USF, Campus Police Reach Tentative Deal On Salaries
After declaring an impasse over salary talks just weeks ago, leaders at the University of South Florida and the union representing campus police officers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. ...more
January 22, 2008
Universities To Consider Reducing Enrollment
The budget pain afflicting Florida's public universities is just starting. ...more
January 22, 2008
Layoffs 'Very, Very Likely' At USF
The University of South Florida plans to cut more than $52 million from its budget during the next two years, a grim prospect that likely will force layoffs and could further reduce the number of students accepted. ...more
January 18, 2008
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