Kevin Beckner pleaded with his fellow Hillsborough County commissioners Thursday to break the restraints of the past and reopen the issue of providing health care benefits for the unmarried domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 23, 2009

The similarity of our national economic meltdown to the property insurance crisis poised to occur within Florida's economy should serve as a wake-up call to us all. Our state stands among the leaders of a motley pack suffering the ill effects of an overheated real estate market. But we stand alone in our potential to add to this economic misery due to the collapse of an artificial property insurance market crafted by the hand of government. ...more

October 18, 2008

The stock market plummets, investors pull out money and loans dry up, triggering global financial turmoil. Enter the government, buying up bad mortgages and other problem assets. ...more

September 22, 2008

Top economists from Wachovia and Regions banks say there's little doubt Florida has fallen into a recession. ...more

August 7, 2008

The University of South Florida is losing a high-profile faculty member to a Texas university that saw opportunity in Florida's economic misery. ...more

June 24, 2008