What a difference a year makes. In 2007, while still in the dark before changes to the state's property tax system had been finalized and home values plummeted, Sheriff Bob White released a tentative fiscal 2008 budget asking for an extra $11.2 million to $94.7 million. With the 13.4 percent increase, White wanted to hire an extra 109 more employees. ...more

June 4, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY No layoffs and no pay raises are included in the proposed Pasco Sheriff's Office budget for fiscal 2009 released today. ...more

May 30, 2008

President Bush, facing his final go-around on spending with a Democratic-run Congress during this presidential election year, on Monday unveiled a $3.1 trillion budget for 2009 that boosts defense spending and pares down Medicare costs while leaving a near-record deficit. ...more

February 5, 2008

State lawmakers are cutting back on hospital care for poor, legal, noncitizen residents but agreed this week to give hospitals a little more help deciding how long those patients can stay. ...more

October 10, 2007

Lawmakers have returned to Tallahassee to slash the $72 billion state budget by $1.1 billion and reconsider no-fault auto insurance in Florida. Here's the schedule: ...more

October 3, 2007