Roberta Schmiz of Brooksville said her lifeline to the community would be severed if county commissioners discontinue THE Bus, Hernando County's mass transit system. ...more

January 28, 2009

I just got done reading the letters and one really caught my eye; the one written by Bobby Rearick, "Job Urine Test." ...more

January 28, 2009

$21 Weekly average paid to food stamp recipients $12 billion Additional amount a Harvard University study says the United States needs to spend on federal nutrition programs, primarily food stamps, to end hunger ...more

January 26, 2009

Katherine E. Wilhelm of Port Richey says the extra food stamps needy people receive each year quickly get knocked back down by the Social Security cost-of-living increase. ...more

January 24, 2009

The U.S. government of the people has become the government of the political elite. ...more

January 23, 2009

The growing hardship is reflected in calls to the state food stamp hot line, which numbered three million in December. ...more

January 9, 2009

Florida legislators begin their search Monday for areas to carve $2.3 billion from the current state budget during a two-week special session brought on by the economic crisis. ...more

January 4, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) - Florida's minimum wage increased to $7.21 an hour on New Year's Day, a jump of 42 cents for roughly 400,000 workers. ...more

January 4, 2009

Local farmers will give low-income families a helping hand Dec. 12 at the annual Farm Share Holiday Food Giveaway in New Port Richey. ...more

December 1, 2008

Some high-profile convicts past and present are among more than 2,000 people asking President George W. Bush to pardon them or commute their prison sentences before he leaves office. ...more

November 29, 2008