budgets

Scott's $74.2 Billion Budget Sets The Record

Brandon Larrabee and Brandon Larrabee — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a record-breaking $74.2 billion budget Thursday, pouring hundreds of millions of additional dollars into public schools, colleges and universities in a proposal that Democrats knocked as a public-relations gimmick.

Scott's plan would boost spending by almost $4 billion in the coming budget year, which begins July 1, with much of the increase heading to education. He said the bump reflected more incoming tax revenue brought on by an economic recovery after the fallout from the Great Recession clouded the budgets of his first two years.

Funds Slashed For People With Disabilities

Sammy Mack — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:37:29 +0000

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A network of Florida facilities that supports people with disabilities will lose nearly $1.6 million this year – just as the social services provided by the network are needed most.

Broward Schools Face Largest Budget Deficit In State; Effect On Other Districts Unclear

Sarah Gonzalez — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Every school district in Florida is dealing with layoffs and budget cuts. But Broward County in South Florida is facing the largest budget deficit in the state—more than $140 million. And its forced teachers and students in the nation’s 6th largest school district to get creative about spending money.

Students at South Broward High in Hollywood waited in the rain during the first week of school to get inside what used to be the video production classroom. Only, the video production program was cut last school year.