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In the “What Did You Think Would Happen if You Cut Taxes?” news of the day: Floridians feel squeeze of state’s $66 billion budget

Some are happy with the state’s proposed purchase of U.S. Sugar’s operation, and not just U.S. Sugar: Rethinking the grand plan for the Everglades

If they’re working, can you really call them panhandlers? City Considers Use Of Panhandlers

In college news: PCC Dealing With Budget Worries and the Tampa Tribune editorial board continues pushing their agenda against regional control of universities: Accreditation Trouble Reveals Flaws Of USF Regional System. No, Trib, the accreditation trouble reveals a simple flaw in a specific department at USF St. Petersburg. The Trib editor’s argument suffers from a simple logic flaw called Composition. You simply can not argue that because small parts of a whole have a certain feature that the whole has that feature.

Did the failure of the TV drama Cane lead US Sugar to make the decision to pull out of Florida? State to pay U.S. Sugar $1.7B for Everglades land

Voters are finding that simply deciding to cut property taxes made government less stable. Groups Line Up To Oppose ‘Tax Swap’ , Haven Residents Blast New User Fees and State Revenue Erodes Further As Sales Tax Brings In Less

Local colleges need to expand, but some are having an easier time than others: LRMC Board ‘Excited’ About New Campus and PCC Seeks Right Deal For Campus Property

Restaurants seem to be the canaries in the coal mine for the economy Donatos Pizzeria closes doors in Orlando, cuts about 140 jobs

You’ll notice a lot of stories about the economy in these “Must Read” columns. It’s the single most important issue that affects us region wide. Here are today’s economy stories:
Frugal shoppers find saving a few bucks can add up
Grass is often greener, taller when other side of fence is foreclosed
In an editorial in the Orlando [...]