ObamaCare Unbelievable. This health care legislation is so bad the administration had to bribe or threaten to get enough votes. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson got Floridians exempted from some of it. Sen. Mary Landrieu got bought off with hundreds of millions of dollars. Sen. Ben Nelson had the threat of closing military bases and putting those communities out of work. ...more

December 27, 2009

While much of the attention has been focused on Washington, D.C., the site of the Great Health Care Debate, there apparently has been a bit of hanky-panky going on in Tallahassee. We refer to Wafflegate. This miniscandal takes its name from e-mail messages state transportation officials were sending back and forth during the run-up to the Legislature's recent approval of a funding measure for a proposed Central Florida commuter rail project. The officials allegedly were using terms like "pancakes" and "waffles" in the subject line of the e-mails in an effort to disguise the real subject matter of the messages from nosy pests such as the news media and public interest groups. ...more

December 26, 2009

Beginning Jan. 1, new documentation requirements will take effect for Florida residents wishing to obtain a driver license or identification card. ...more

December 24, 2009

After a long season of bad news, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday got what may be the worst signs of trouble so far for his U.S. Senate campaign. ...more

December 22, 2009

Florida CFO Alex Sink unveiled a new online help center for Florida's insurance consumers, allowing Floridians to submit their insurance questions and complaints electronically. ...more

December 21, 2009

It's the holiday season, but it's not a cheery time for Floridians with disabilities and their families. The state is in the process of reviewing individual "cost plans" - a process that likely will result in painful service reductions for many of Florida's most vulnerable citizens. ...more

December 20, 2009

It was another tough economic month for Hernando County in November. ...more

December 20, 2009

Few states have borne the brunt of this devastating recession more than Florida. With high unemployment and the construction and real estate markets in tatters, Floridians are understandably worried about our economic future. ...more

December 20, 2009

Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2009 is 11.5 percent, while Highlands County's is slightly higher, according to the Agency for Workforce Innovation. ...more

December 20, 2009

You've probably sat in the bleachers before, the nosebleed section, where you're barely aware of what's going on. That's OK for sporting events, but it costs you dearly in Florida politics, where special interests call the shots. ...more

December 16, 2009