A long struggle over what kind of milk counts as organic is coming to a head. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued draft rules that would require that the cows be on pasture at least half the year and get plenty of fresh grass. The proposals are meant to close a loophole that allows some huge feedlots to sell their milk as organic, even though their cows rarely if ever get to graze on fresh grass. Advocates for family farms and consumers say that's not what shoppers think they're buying when they pay a premium for organic milk. The public comment period on the draft rules runs through Dec. 23. ...more

November 18, 2008

Gas prices have dropped below $2 a gallon at many locations throughout Florida, but that doesn't mean more people will be filling up the family car to go to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. ...more

November 18, 2008

Already up to their eyeballs in debt, shoppers are expected to use cash and debit cards slightly more often than last year to buy holiday gifts, but credit card usage should fall. ...more

November 17, 2008

Motorists in the Tampa Bay area are paying a lot less for gasoline as growing supplies and weak demand push prices closer to $2 a gallon. ...more

November 11, 2008

Motorists in the Tampa Bay area are paying a lot less for gasoline as growing supplies and weak demand push prices closer to $2 a gallon. ...more

November 10, 2008

Consumers boosted their borrowing in September, defying expectations for a cutback. ...more

November 8, 2008

In an economy hammered by job cuts and lost investments, there is something that has consumers feeling good again: lower gasoline prices. ...more

October 25, 2008

A former administrative law judge who unsuccessfully sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants tried to convince an appeals panel Wednesday that he deserves the money because he is a fraud victim. ...more

October 23, 2008

George Church wants to put his personal genetic blueprint online for all to see - the sequence of chemical bases that make him who he is, a lanky scientist of Scottish ancestry who has dyslexia, narcolepsy and motion sickness. ...more

October 20, 2008

A Largo company that made millions by helping investors cash in on Florida's foreclosure boom is struggling to stay open. ...more

October 17, 2008