Republicans accused Democrats of bad manners, bad timing and bad health care policy today, then summoned images of fire and ice for good measure as they campaigned to block passage of sweeping legislation President Barack Obama's allies want passed by Christmas. ...more

December 19, 2009

The debate over federal health care reform continues on tonight at 6:30 p.m. when U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor holds a town-hall meeting on the issue by telephone. ...more

August 13, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist says Florida is applying for its first installment of federal Medicaid stimulus money. ...more

March 9, 2009

President Obama's plan to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path hinges on three huge bets. First, that the government can get health care costs under control even while expanding coverage. Second, that enacting a cap-and-trade emissions plan would generate revenue along with easing global warming. Third, that the looming expiration of the Bush tax cuts can be a forcing mechanism to write a saner tax code and bring in more revenue. ...more

February 26, 2009

Three days a week, Philip Audette sat in a cushy white chair at the St. Jude Rehab Center, a needle pumping HIV drugs into his arm. He talked and laughed with a dozen other patients, all in good health, all receiving drugs they didn't need. All for the money. ...more

December 24, 2008

The family of a 44-year-old woman who committed suicide while under psychiatric care at Tampa General Hospital blames the hospital for inadequate supervision, a lawyer said Wednesday. ...more

August 14, 2008

TAMPA - The family of a 44-year-old woman who committed suicide while under psychiatric care at Tampa General Hospital blames the hospital for inadequate supervision, an attorney said today. ...more

August 13, 2008

Officials at Tampa General Hospital are reviewing safety protocols and procedures after two psychiatric patients committed suicide in July, a hospital spokesman said. ...more

August 12, 2008

Officials at Tampa General Hospital are reviewing safety protocols and procedures after two psychiatric patients committed suicide in July, a hospital spokesman said. ...more

August 11, 2008

They tried casinos on the Crow Indian reservation. The one designed to bring in the biggest crowds, Res-a-Vegas, went bust within a year and is now a fireworks stand. ...more

July 24, 2008