This filing year, with money tighter than it has been in decades, we can all benefit from seeking out that extra cash. That being said, potentially millions of dollars in tax breaks are ignored every year. ...more

March 29, 2009

After months of testimony and debate, state regulators Tuesday approved a $104 million-a-year-increase in electric rates for Tampa Electric Co., well below the utility's request for $228 million. ...more

March 17, 2009

Water and sewer customers can expect to see higher rates in March. City commissioners adopted a new rate structure that could raise the average customer's bill $5.46 a month. ...more

February 25, 2009

Dade City water and sewer customers can expect to see higher rates in March ...more

February 24, 2009

The city commission introduced a plan Tuesday to raise water and sewer rates this year and quadruple the cost for new customers to connect to the system. ...more

January 31, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service will lower its standard-mileage-reimbursement rate on Jan. 1 to 55 cents a mile - 3.5 cents less than the current rate - in part because gasoline prices have declined, the IRS said in a written statement. ...more

November 29, 2008

The Internal Revenue Service will lower its standard-mileage-reimbursement rate on Jan. 1 to 55 cents a mile - 3.5 cents less than the current rate – in part because gasoline prices have declined, the IRS said in a news release. ...more

November 27, 2008

With millions of U.S. households still unprepared for the switch to digital broadcast television, federal officials are crisscrossing the nation trying to drum up awareness of the change before the Feb. 17 deadline. ...more

November 13, 2008

Am I the only one who doesn't get Jim Gries' problem with Social Security? He doesn't seem to like the Trust Fund system, but his speeding car and duck waddle metaphors make his point a little hard to follow. ...more

August 26, 2008

A year ago, as the outlines of the current financial crisis were just becoming clear, I suggested that this crisis, unlike a superficially similar crisis in 1998, wouldn't end quickly. It hasn't. ...more

August 6, 2008