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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Leaders say big shortfall calls for big fix, Herald Tribune

December 12, 2008
By Jeremy Wallace


Florida's budget crisis has grown so severe that some state legislators are abandoning their long-held resistance to tax increases or severe program-altering budget cuts.

So far this year and in the past two years, legislators have avoided such politically painful alternatives by tapping into reserve funds and considering quick fixes like expanded gambling to bolster the economy.

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