On April 30, 2009, Hernando Today published a piece "Is Anyone Paying Attention?" which posited that "the most compelling macro economic issue facing Americans today is whether Democrats will complete the entitlement trifecta with socialized health care." ...more

January 3, 2010

Any expectation that state and local governments would use the worst fiscal crisis since the Great Depression to reduce their biggest expenditures is proving to be wishful thinking. ...more

January 2, 2010

County bosses have differing ideas about uniting with rank and file over furloughs. ...more

December 23, 2009

In his first week in office last January, President Barack Obama promised greater transparency by federal agencies generally reluctant to respond promptly to requests for information from the public. ...more

December 10, 2009

a program that has exposed taxpayers to financial risk for too long. ...more

November 22, 2009

Citing a weak economy, Hillsborough County's transit chief executive David Armijo says he is willing to forfeit his annual performance bonus in the coming year. ...more

November 5, 2009

Given its name, one might think the Athenian Academy of Pasco charter school has always been an educational enclave of Greek culture, where residents of Greek heritage send their children to maintain their culture. ...more

November 4, 2009

On the front page of the Sunday, Oct. 4 Tampa Tribune it said "new boss, Martinez aren't strangers." ...more

October 9, 2009

Your Sept. 15 editorial ("Revisit clinics to cut city's health costs," Our Opinion) on Charlie Miranda's idea to cut city health care costs using worksite clinics reflects one of the fastest-growing trends in America for both employers and government to cut their health care costs. The cost savings can be dramatic, health quality improved, and patient/physician satisfaction is excellent. ...more

September 21, 2009

Florida's public employee pension and hurricane catastrophe funds are benefiting from an upswing in the financial markets. ...more

September 2, 2009