Howard Goodman: Unless something unexpected happens, the Republicans who control state government are about to slash $300 million from Florida’s public universities.

Ralph De La Cruz: According to a recent report, the state’s plan to charge every Medicaid recipient $10 per month could result in the disenrollment of 800,000 Floridians, the overwhelming majority children.

Ralph De La Cruz: With Florida’s water quality at risk, lawmakers have cut 40 percent from the budgets of the state’s five regional water districts.

Ralph De La Cruz: By 2030, more than one-fourth of all Floridians will be over age 65.

Ralph De La Cruz: A lawsuit now in the courts rests its arguments on Florida’s constitutional mandate to fund high-quality public education.

Ralph De La Cruz: The tragic case of Nubia and Victor Barahona should serve as a reminder that we can’t afford to cut almost 2,000 jobs at the Department of Children and Families.

Ralph De La Cruz: Gov. Rick Scott wants to cut programs for the homeless, addicts, minorities and the environment.