With next year's grim financial picture causing the Hernando County school board to cut jobs, the Senate's proposed draft version of next year's budget offers a glimmer of hope for some. ...more

March 28, 2009

Per student funding would hold steady. ...more

March 27, 2009

Florida's gaming industry remains strong despite the national economic crisis, according to Jim Allen, chief executive of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. ...more

October 9, 2008

Revenue at Florida's casino and poker tables is growing, but lottery revenue is flat and race and sports wagering are declining, a report released today by the publisher of an annual gaming almanac. ...more

September 23, 2008

Maggie Osceola Garcia lived in a chickee until age 14. Her family traded its traditional Seminole home of cypress logs and palm-thatch leaves for a rundown mobile home in a Bradenton migrant labor camp. ...more

November 27, 2007

House Speaker Marco Rubio filed a petition with the state Supreme Court on Monday seeking to require the Legislature's approval of any gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe. ...more

November 20, 2007

The Seminole Tribe could add card games such as blackjack and baccarat, but not more exotic table games, to the state's gambling menu under a proposal being discussed by the governor's office and the tribe. ...more

September 8, 2007