Capitol Hill Democrats are muscling through a deficit-swelling spending bill, giving domestic programs their third major boost this year and awarding lawmakers with more than 5,000 back-home projects. ...more

December 10, 2009

Two local health clinics will share $6.6 million in federal stimulus grant money to expand services. ...more

December 10, 2009

WASHINGTON - Here's the best-case scenario for the government's plans to spend $19 billion on computerized medical records: seamless communication among doctors and patients, and far fewer mistakes. ...more

March 23, 2009

The Democratic-led House overwhelmingly approved a bill today to slap punishing taxes on big employee bonuses from AIG and other firms bailed out by taxpayers. The vote was 328-93. "We want our money back and we want our money back now for the taxpayers," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. ...more

March 19, 2009

Saving County Tax Dollars I figure if the commissioners really wanted to save money, they could. ...more

March 11, 2009

There were no tomahawk-wielding Colonials dumping boxes of English tea into the Hillsborough River and, fortunately, nobody was tarred and feathered. ...more

February 28, 2009

There were no tomahawk-wielding Colonials dumping boxes of English tea into the Hillsborough River, and fortunately, nobody was tarred and feathered. ...more

February 27, 2009

Tucked into a $410 billion appropriations bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is nearly $12 million in federal funding for projects in the Tampa Bay area, including $4.2 million for Port of Tampa dredging and maintenance. The legislation, expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law in the next few weeks, is aimed at funding government operations through this September. ...more

February 26, 2009

President Barack Obama is asking Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy and cut Medicare costs to provide health care for the uninsured while making the just-enacted $400 tax cut for most workers permanent. ...more

February 25, 2009

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says those who have lived through Hurricane Katrina doubt that government can rescue Americans from the economic storms. ...more

February 24, 2009