For a long time I have been using an AT&T phone where I've been buying minutes for 5 cents a minute. Now they increased it to 25 cents a minute for every call you make in Florida. We decided to buy a cell phone. One store sells it for $20, another store sells it for $30. The ad reads "no daily fees, no bills, no contracts or no surprises. It is always 10 cents a minute." That is a bunch of bull. You have to keep buying minutes over and over, whether you need them or not, or they shut your phone off and you can throw the phone away! ...more

December 29, 2007

Government auditors said they found nearly $90 million in potentially questionable payments from the Medicare program to contractors helping enact the prescription drug benefit for the elderly and disabled. ...more

December 21, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - A Florida-run investment pool for local governments will reopen this week to give the investors critical access to their cash, but the head of the agency that manages the fund resigned today amid questions about the pool's troubles. ...more

December 4, 2007

AT&T Inc. will exit the rapidly shrinking pay phone business by the end of next year, the company said Monday. ...more

December 4, 2007

Hillsborough County commissioners last week did not clamp a lid on the garbage controversy. The board's refusal to crack down on big independent haulers who are violating the county's garbage contract set the stage for either a renegotiation of the trash franchises, a lawsuit or both. ...more

November 14, 2007

By May 2002, the government's effort to build a technologically audacious new generation of spy satellites was foundering. ...more

November 11, 2007

The Devil Rays gave pitching coach Jim Hickey a second chance Thursday. ...more

November 2, 2007

TAMPA - The developers of Trump Tower Tampa are seeking the rest of the year to get the stalled condo back on track. They are asking a federal judge to grant another extension to respond to a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump. ...more

October 31, 2007

TAMPA - The developers of Trump Tower Tampa are seeking the rest of the year to get the stalled condo back on track. They are asking a federal judge to grant another extension to respond to a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump. Tampa-based SimDag LLC and Trump filed a joint motion Monday, seeking up to 65 more days for the developer to respond to the real estate mogul's lawsuit. The agreement would allow the developer to market the building as a Trump property. ...more

October 31, 2007

TAMPA — The state My Safe Florida Home program announced today it has cut ties with four more inspection companies. The sweeping overhaul also includes changes to the program standards for inspectors hired to review homes statewide. My Safe Florida Home exists to tell homeowners whether their houses can withstand a hurricane, and to offer financial incentives to eligible residents to make safety improvements. ...more

October 29, 2007