Withdrawing from a class carries a hefty penalty this year for college students with Bright Futures scholarships, but the consequences for lower-income students could be more severe than state lawmakers intended. ...more

November 1, 2009

Florida's senators would spare schools from much of the cuts they feared but would force conditions that education leaders call too heavy-handed. ...more

April 1, 2009

two bills that deal with court funding and are now before the Florida Legislature. ...more

March 28, 2009

In a gruesome budget year, who's first in line for the few spare dollars available - Florida's schoolchildren or its poorest and frailest residents? ...more

March 27, 2009

In their zeal not to raise taxes, Florida lawmakers continue to look at selected fee increases as a way to cover the state's looming $5.7 billion budget deficit. ...more

March 27, 2009

Egmont Key State Park once again is a target in the sights of legislative budget-cutters. ...more

March 27, 2009

In their zeal not to raise taxes, Florida lawmakers continue to look at selected fee increases as a way to cover the state's looming $5.7 billion budget deficit. ...more

March 26, 2009

Egmont Key State Park is once again a target in the sights of legislative budget cutters. ...more

March 26, 2009

A Hillsborough County lawmaker said today that healthcare programs for the aged, disabled and working poor will not be cut despite a $3.4 billion state budget deficit in the coming fiscal year. ...more

March 26, 2009

It may be harder for the class of 2014 to graduate from high school. A bill approved Tuesday by the House Prekindergarten-12 Appropriations Committee will require more advanced math and science classes and a higher grade on the state's standardized test. ...more

March 24, 2009