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Hurricane Center Could Be Part Of NOAA’s Planned Furloughs

For many Americans, the impacts of sequestration have been hard to quantify past some added inconvenience at the airport. But NOAA’s plans to deal with sequestration could have an impact on weather forecasts and the National Hurricane Center.

CBS Miami–2013/05/02

Beautiful planes like these will be a scarce sight in the sky for the rest of 2013. (Source: AirShowKeyWest.com)

Navy’s Blue Angels Key West Show Might Be Last For A While

The Blue Angels, the Navy’s elite fighter jet demonstration unit, are performing this weekend in Key West in what may be their final public exhibition at least through Sept. 30, the end of the Navy’s fiscal year.

CBS4–2013/03/23

(Source: CBSLosAngeles)

FAA Closing North Perry Control Tower, Opa-Locka Survives

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that starting April 7, 149 federal contract air traffic control towers will close, including the tower at North Perry Airport in Hollywood.

CBS Miami–2013/03/22

(Source: CBS4)

New State Budget Forecasts Expected Soon

State economists are preparing new budget forecasts for how much money the state should collect in taxes over the next few years.

CBS Miami–2013/03/15

Florida Governor Rick Scott (Source: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Scott “Infuriated” After Pentagon Details Budget Cuts’ Effects On Fla.

On Friday evening, the Pentagon sent a blunt warning to Gov. Rick Scott that spells out the cloudy impact on the Sunshine State.

CBS4–2013/03/02

(Source: AP)

Austerity Arrives With Sequestration

Sequestration day has arrived in Washington, D.C. and by 11:59 Friday night, the White House will be forced to order across-the-board, indiscriminate budget cuts in European-style austerity that could plunge the United States back into recession.

CBS Miami–2013/03/01

(Source: AP)

Sequestration Looms Large For Florida

By 11:59 Friday night, the White House will officially have to order the sequestration, a series of across-the-board, indiscriminate budget cuts that threaten to send the United States back into recession.

CBS Miami–2013/02/28

(Source:AP)

Scott Questions Obama’s Leadership In Face Of GOP Obstruction

Florida Governor Rick Scott returned to his tea party roots Wednesday when he strangely said that if the sequestration is instituted, it will be because President Barack Obama’s administration, “fails to do its job.”

CBS Miami–2013/02/27

Stethoscope on U.S. paper currency (Source: hudiemm via Getty Images)

Survey: S. Florida Hospitals Could Lose $368M If Deadline Passes

Returning Monday after a week off, Congress will have just five days to save South Florida hospitals from losing $368 million.

CBS4–2013/02/23

(Source: CBS4)

Congress Appears Ready To Let Sequester Hit

Hundreds of thousands of jobs across America, including many in the Sunshine State, hang in the balance as Congress refuses to consider any compromise deal to avert the cuts contained in the sequester.

CBS Miami–2013/02/19

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