Gov. Rick Scott's job creation chart touting hefty cuts to government jobs. (via FLGov.com)

Gov. Rick Scott’s job creation chart touting hefty cuts to government jobs. (via FLGov.com)

In “Florida’s Shrinking Workforce,” Ashley Lopez, with WGCU in Fort Myers and the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, takes a look at how cuts to the state workforce over the years have affected services in crucial areas such as child abuse investigations, environmental protection, and assistance for jobless Floridians.

In the first of her four-part series, Lopez reports on the governor’s campaign promises to shrink government, and just how many jobs have been lost.

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Part 2: Cuts at Florida’s Department of Children and Families left some of the state’s most vulnerable children unprotected.