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With Florida facing a shrinking population for the first time since World War II, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and the GOP - controlled Legislature balanced a $ 5.9 billion shortfall with cuts, federal stimulus money and tax hikes, including a $ 1 - a-pack tax increase on cigaret
With Florida facing a shrinking population for the first time since World War II, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and the GOP - controlled Legislature balanced a $ 5.9 billion
shortfall with cuts, federal stimulus money and tax hikes, including a $ 1 - a-pack tax increase on cigaret
with cuts,
federal stimulus
money and tax hikes, including a $ 1 - a-pack tax increase on cigarettes.