In a recent edition of the Richmond, Va., Times-Dispatch, two back-to-back headlines really caught my eye. ...more

December 22, 2009

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's recently gave Hillsborough County its highest rating for a bond issue the county will use to buy land for conservation. ...more

December 12, 2009

Tammy Bracewell brandished her BlackBerry during an awards ceremony last week to e-mail a bunch of two-word messages back to Brandon - "We won!" ...more

October 21, 2009

Federal regulators have assumed control of Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, which has six branches in the Tampa Bay area, in an effort to shore up its financial stability and protect its assets. ...more

April 27, 2009

Federal regulators have assumed control of Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, which has six branches in the Tampa Bay area, in an effort to shore up its financial stability and protect its assets. ...more

April 26, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo, which lost its accreditation in December, isn't the only local attraction courting the organization that grants it -- the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Today, the nation's premier accrediting organization for zoos and aquariums renewed its endorsement of the Florida Aquarium. The aquarium's last review by the association was five years ago. ...more

March 27, 2009

President Barack Obama's ambitious plans to cut middle-class taxes, overhaul health care and expand access to college would require massive borrowing during the next decade, leaving the nation mired far deeper in debt than the White House has previously estimated, congressional budget analysts said Friday. ...more

March 21, 2009

Turning more upbeat, President Barack Obama said Friday his administration is working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. He said that means the days of overheated housing markets and "people maxing out on their credit cards" are over. ...more

March 14, 2009

The board overseeing Florida's 11 public universities approved an agreement Thursday designed to protect the financial stability of the schools as well as the state's prepaid tuition program in the face of significant tuition increases expected in the next few years. ...more

February 27, 2009

Despite the daily grind of dreary economic news, Hillsborough County government finances are in the pink, at least for now. ...more

December 18, 2008