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Florida sales tax collections last month topped estimates for the first time in almost three years, state officials reported Tuesday. But they also cautioned that the promising numbers should not be seen as a sure sign of economic rebound...

With Florida unemployment rising sharply, the state doesn’t need more bad news.But here’s some, anyway. The drop in earnings in Florida during 2009’s first quarter was among the highest in the nation, according to new data released by the U.S. Commerce Department. The...

Florida home sales rose in May for the ninth straight month, but even more remarkable -- prices ticked upwards, too, according to housing data released Tuesday by the Florida Association of Realtors...

Florida’s grim housing market is unlikely to get much help from the state’s $66.5 billion budget, with lawmakers dramatically reducing dollars earmarked for affordable housing assistance. ...

Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a state worker pay cut and bowed to the National Rifle Association by killing a planned transfer of dollars from concealed weapons permitting as he signed into law the state's $66.5 billion budget...

Florida's unemployment rate dropped slightly in April -- the first decline in months, according to a report released Friday by the state's Agency for Workforce Innovation...

State spending cuts are putting the brakes on efforts by Florida community colleges to expand four-year degree programs, a push seen by supporters as boosting economic prospects in a state troubled by a lagging number of degree-holders.In still unfolding negotiations, House and Senate...

Florida universities could boost tuition by as much as 15 percent next year under legislation approved 101-17 Wednesday by the House and sent to Gov...

Tuition at Florida's 11 public universities could climb 15 percent next year under legislation okayed Monday by the state Senate, with supporters saying the boost is needed to help offset what could be three straight years of budget cuts.The Senate approved the legislation (CS/SB 762) on a 30-7...

Public university presidents gathered Thursday at the state Capitol with one leader warning that budget cuts pending in the state Legislature amount to "Armageddon for the State University System." The House spending plan would cut $260 million from Florida's 11 public universities, while the...

As part of their strategy to cut more and save more, House Republican leaders Thursday rolled out a Wall Street warning that Florida's top-level bond rating may be threatened by the punishing economy.Moody's Investor Services this week said the state and its Aa1 rating has moved to its "watch...