Government College Tuition 4 Times Lower for In-State Students

February 9, 2010 by -*-

http://education-portal.com/articles/Florida_(FL):_University_and_College_Education_System.html

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100209/NEWS0104/2090359/1075/Out-of-state-students-foot-the-bill

February 9, 2010 by Dave Breitenstein  dbreitenstein@news-press.com

Out-of-state students foot the bill

College tuition in Florida is so low that every in-state student a university accepts digs state government deeper into debt.

While the state subsidizes the cost to educate Florida residents, out-of-state students foot the entire bill, paying four times the in-state tuition rate.

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Fire Consolidation on hold for Bonita, Estero, SanCarlos

February 9, 2010 by -*-

Cape tries to find solutions to its utility bill crunch

January 27, 2010 by -*-

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100127/NEWS0101/1270410/1002/RSS01/Cape-tries-to-find-solutions-to-its-utility-bill-crunch

January 27, 2010 By Brian Liberatore   bliberatore@news-press.com

Cape Coral leaders are scrambling to lower utility bills before the average homeowner pays $170 a month to turn on a faucet and flush the toilet.

An average utility bill is expected to climb 53 percent through 2014 (on top of a 27 percent increase this year) to help pay for more than $465 million in facility improvements.

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Sales tax referendum born a loser

January 27, 2010 by -*-

Cape Coral City Council impose unpaid employee furloughs

January 27, 2010 by -*-

Lehigh Fire District ad valorem tax levels may decrease 25-30% more

January 27, 2010 by -*-

37600 unemployed in Lee County

January 26, 2010 by -*-

Home sale prices down 43% — Condo prices fell 34%

January 26, 2010 by -*-

Cape Coral Park Rangers and Golf Course Maintenance

January 25, 2010 by -*-

42,734 foreclosure filings in 2009

January 14, 2010 by -*-