Florida sees recovery in tiny steps

In comparison with the past two years, the economy is no longer in a free fall, state economists said. Sales taxes, real estate fees and other revenue sources for the state are inching upward. But the increase is so small -- $56 million in a budget expected to exceed $65 billion -- that "it's not going to translate into dollars quickly and certainly not in time" to help legislators this year, said Amy Baker, head of the Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
@ Sarasota Herald Tribune Posted: 03/10/10 at 0201 EST