Starting Tuesday, Florida lawmakers will have 60 days to stave off a deficit that could exceed $700 million this fiscal year - and that's just the beginning. ...more

March 1, 2009

The final step to reduce class sizes may be put on hold as the state grapples with budget challenges due to the faltering economy. ...more

March 1, 2009

The number of students in Florida receiving private school vouchers backed by corporate taxes has grown by 86 percent since 2003, to nearly 21,500 students, according to the Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability, an agency that conducts research for the Legislature. ...more

January 6, 2009

Floridians voted for smaller class sizes in 2002, but tough economic times coupled with a statewide budget crisis may delay or halt full implementation of the Class Size Amendment. ...more

October 19, 2008

An aspiring state Senate president began his campaign on Monday to defeat a ballot proposal that would slash property taxes by raising the state sales tax and possibly carving into the state budget. ...more

June 24, 2008

Even as they fretted over billions of dollars in budget cuts, state lawmakers voted this spring to spend $27 million to help more poor children attend private schools. ...more

May 28, 2008

Lawmakers may cut as much as $125 million out of the current state budget for K-12 public education, which could cost Hillsborough schools roughly $3 million a month through the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30. ...more

February 8, 2008

A federal judge refused Thursday to shut down nine casino-based sites for Saturday's caucuses, delivering a victory to Sen. Barack Obama in what has become an increasingly bitter Democratic contest here. ...more

January 18, 2008

SEBRING — Please check back soon for the 2007/2008 Instructional Salary Schedule, the School Board of Highlands County's Web site states on its salary page. Unable to reach a tentative contract agreement during the summer, the school district and teachers union are hoping to break the impasse with a second attempt at mediation on Oct. 10. ...more

October 6, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - Most teachers listed in the state's online database of misconduct cases never admitted to the charges against them, and they were never proven guilty. ...more

September 25, 2007