Posted: 4:19 PM Currently, Americans owe a total of nearly $1 trillion in student debt.

Updated: 11:42 PM If you are interested in attending the public hearing, it's next Tuesday, May 28th at 6pm.

Updated: 5:24 PM The winner has 60 days to claim the biggest jackpot in Powerball history.

Posted: 4:42 PM Florida shoppers this August will get to buy computers without having to pay sales taxes.

Updated: 2:06 PM Official results are in for the special election to levy an ad valorem millage of one half mill to help pay for the school system's operational costs in Wakulla County.

Updated: 11:34 AM A government panel has begun a hearing on the IRS's screening of conservative groups.

Updated: 8:30 AM So you didn't win Wednesday's $360 million Powerball jackpot? Make that you and everyone else.

Updated: 3:52 PM An administration official says Obama will name a new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service this week.

Posted: 2:12 PM Florida is heading into storm season with some good news.

Updated: 2:33 PM Attorney General Eric Holder says he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting.

Posted: 9:41 AM A draft of a watchdog report obtained Saturday by The Associated Press reveals senior officials at the IRS knew of the targeting as early as 2011.

Updated: 2:19 PM Synovus has agreed to purchase about $13.2 million of the bank's failed assets.

Updated: 11:14 AM The woman says her children were upset with her that she fell victim to the scam.

Updated: 10:23 PM A new bill will allow citizens to claim their property through a fully automated claims process.

Updated: 11:32 AM Scott had made the across the board teacher pay raise one of his top priorities for the 2013 session.

Updated: 11:41 AM A new customer service call center is expected to create 125 new jobs in Valdosta.

Posted: 2:36 PM Several Medicare beneficiaries have received phone calls from individuals declaring to be from the “Health and Welfare Department” informing them that a new Medicare card will soon be issued to them.

Updated: 3:52 PM Citizen opinions will be collected electronically at this year's budget workshop.

Updated: 11:36 PM Remember that falsifying information on your tax return is a federal offense.

Updated: 5:18 PM A $74 billion spending plan for the state received unanimous approval from the Florida Senate.

Updated: 5:19 PM Illegal scams can lead to significant penalties and interest and possible criminal prosecution.

Updated: 12:21 PM The bill would require workers to file a claim through the courts and limit damages to the amount they are owed

Posted: 2:46 PM Recently, the OFR has seen an uptick in the number of check cashers being presented tax-refund checks resulting from a fraudulent tax return filing

Updated: 3:38 PM Ryan Lanier used his position as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch to funnel approximately $887,931 in client funds to his own personal bank accounts.

Posted: 3:12 PM Governor Scott recognized VISITFLORIDA during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet this morning.