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FL - FDLE Cuts Nearly 100 Positions, More To Come

View the article here Maybe something good will come out of this financial problem! 02/02/2009 CENTRAL FLORIDA -- The economy may be shrinking, but crime is a growing problem in Central Florida. Nonetheless, the state is slashing the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's budget. Almost 100 positions were just cut from the FDLE on Sunday. Positions in the drug unit and the training office have been cut. Law enforcement officials said they are concerned; FDLE has been instrumental in the fight against crime. FDLE slashed almost $6 million from its budget and now legislators are asking the agency to reduce its budget by another 10-percent. The cuts also affect other big state agencies. Cutting 16 fraud investigators will save FDLE almost a million dollars, but that means more work for the Department of Children and Families...continue to full post

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