Florida Courts Running Out Of Funds
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) – As Governor Rick Scott and the GOP-led Florida Legislature look for more places to cut in the budget, the head of the state judiciary is warning that the judicial branch may have...
View ArticleFlorida House, Senate Pass Pain-Filled Budget Bills
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – Both the Florida House and Senate have passed budget bills, and while they differ in a number of ways they are in harmony on one point; whatever is eventually passed will be...
View ArticleDade Commission Axes Raise For Non-Union County Workers
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – If you’re a union employee of Miami-Dade County, you did not get a 3% pay increase pulled out of your pay check Monday. If you’re not in a union, look for less in the check than...
View ArticleProperty Values Unstable In South Florida
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – The latest property appraisal numbers from Miami-Dade and Broward Counties showed a mixed picture with some areas stabilizing while others continued to decline. The preliminary...
View ArticleBroward Help Line In Need Of Funding
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) – 211 Broward — the free helpline which connects people in need with a wide range of services — needs help itself. The agency is trying to close a $25,000 budget shortfall....
View Article13 Hollywood Police Officers, 18 City Workers Laid Off Due To Budget
HOLLYWOOD (CBS4) –The City of Hollywood is making up for a 10 million dollar budget shortfall by laying off police officers and other city employees, and forced pay cuts. In record time, the City...
View ArticleHollywood Cuts Police Force, PBA Fights To Keep Jobs
HOLLYWOOD (CBS4) – The Broward County Police Benevolent Association is fighting to save the jobs of 13 police officers who have been told they’re being laid off due to a ten million dollar budget...
View ArticleCity Of Miami Faces Estimated $40M Budget Shortfall
MIAMI (CBS4)- A year after filling a huge budget deficit with deep cuts in pay and pensions, Miami is staring at a budget shortfall that could reach $40 million, and is looking at reducing department...
View ArticleHollywood City Manager Quits Amid Budget Woes
HOLLYWOOD (CBS4) — The City Manager of Hollywood has quit his job following criticism of the city’s ballooning budget deficit. Cameron Benson stepped down Wednesday, saying through city attorney...
View ArticleMiami Names Temporary Finance Chief
MIAMI (CBS4)- Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado has picked an interim chief financial officer to lead the city through its latest budget woes. Scott Simpson, finance chief of the Miami Parking Authority who...
View ArticleHollywood Considers Raising Tax Rates And Fire Fees
HOLLYWOOD (CBS4) – It may soon become more expensive to live and work in the City of Hollywood which is trying to figure out a way to close a $25 million shortfall in next year’s budget. At a budget...
View ArticleMayor Gimenez’s Budget Reveals Deep Cuts
MIAMI (CBS4) – Twelve days after taking office, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will recommend closing 13 libraries, eliminating the county’s Head Start program and reduce the county workforce by...
View Article600 Questions Submitted To Gimenez’s Social Media Town Hall Meeting
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez hosted a social media town hall meeting Thursday night at the Stephen P. Clark Center. Six hundred questions were submitted to Mayor Gimenez via...
View ArticleHialeah To Seek Line Of Credit, Mayor Says
HIALEAH (CBS4)- Hialeah’s mayor announced on Friday a surprise $7.8 million shortfall this fiscal year and said he would seek a line of credit to bolster city finances. The unexpected gap comes less...
View ArticleScott Releases 2012-2013 Budget
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami.com/NSF) – Florida Governor Rick Scott released his 2012-2013 $66.4 billion budget Wednesday that will have to tackle a projected $2 billion shortfall without raising taxes. Scott...
View ArticleBudget Forecast Reveals Florida Turning Financial Corner
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) — Florida may have finally turned a financial corner. The need to make deep budget cuts because of the recession may be over. A new budget forecast released this week by state...
View ArticleGimenez: Miami-Dade Faces $50M Budget Shortfall
MIAMI-DADE (CBSMiami) – They’re seeing red again at County Hall. Despite collecting $33-million more in property taxes in the coming year, Miami-Dade County is facing a $50 million budget shortfall...
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