The number of economically disadvantaged children in Hernando County has risen by more than 2,000 with 12,000 children accepting free and reduced lunches in 2009. ...more

December 4, 2009

I appeal to the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to not allow the recommendations of the Hillsborough County Transportation Task Force to proceed to a ballot initiative in November 2010. The BOCC should not be satisfied with the poorly researched recommendations. ...more

November 28, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a stable economy and affordable living. ...more

November 16, 2009

Highlands County's population grew by 1 percent in a year, which surpassed the statewide average of 0.7 percent, according to the latest U.S. Census estimates. ...more

March 23, 2009

Six of seven counties in the Bay area are growing in population, but Pinellas continues a four-year decline, the latest census data show. ...more

March 20, 2009

Six of seven counties in the Tampa Bay area saw population increases from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008, census data released this week show. Pinellas County's population, meanwhile, declined for the fourth year in a row. ...more

March 19, 2009

Despite the nation's reputation as a rootless society, only about one in 10 Americans moved in the last year - roughly half the proportion that changed residences as recently as four decades ago, census data show. ...more

January 7, 2009

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging the state's farmers and ranchers to watch their mail in early January for the arrival of the 2007 Census of Agriculture form. "I urge all of Florida's agricultural producers to participate in the Census by completing and returning the form," Bronson said. "The input received by the Census helps shape the future of agriculture for years to come, and we want to make sure that the voices of Florida's farmers and ranchers are heard." ...more

December 30, 2007

Jeff Ames, president of the Mason Oaks homeowners association, received one of 70 invitations extended to community leaders this month by Hillsborough County Planning and Growth Management staff to discuss community-based planning options on the table for Valrico. ...more

December 29, 2007

For the first time this decade, Florida grew by fewer than 200,000 people in a year, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. ...more

December 27, 2007