The Internal Revenue Service says overdue economic stimulus checks will soon be mailed to about a quarter of a million married couples who had been denied the money because a spouse's married name and Social Security number didn't match. ...more

October 19, 2008

Florida is hitting the gas on road and bridge projects to create 39,000 jobs across the state, including the Tampa Bay area. ...more

October 17, 2008

The coming years will, perhaps, be the most difficult in Highlands County government history. Major cuts loom for next year's budget, if projections are accurate, and we believe they are. Deciding where those cuts come from and how to protect essential services vital to the county will require strong leadership, good judgment and an inherent understanding of the direction our county needs to go. ...more

October 10, 2008

Oct. 15 is the deadline for residents who have not filed for the rebate. With a week to go, more than 18,000 eligible residents in Hillsborough County have yet to file the required paperwork to receive a rebate check, according to the IRS. ...more

October 8, 2008

Deadbeat dads and moms across the country are discovering that their economic stimulus checks from Washington - intended to encourage the purchase of TVs, cars and other goods - are being intercepted and funneled toward the support of their children. ...more

September 10, 2008

Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning impact of $93 billion in economic stimulus payments. ...more

August 30, 2008

No Incentive To Produce Regarding "Obama Calls For Economic Stimulus" (front page, Aug. 2): ...more

August 11, 2008