The economy remained "generally weak" heading into summer as rising costs for energy and food pounded consumers and forced some companies to push their own prices higher. ...more

June 12, 2008

Not since George H.W. Bush ran the White House have consumers felt so downbeat about the economy. And the catalyst for much of the gloom - the housing slump - shows no signs of abating, new data Tuesday showed. ...more

May 28, 2008

The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. But now it is also threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or they cannot afford their own share of medical costs. ...more

May 4, 2008

John Edwards bought himself a Senate seat with the proceeds of a $25 million lawsuit and has been running for president ever since. ...more

January 11, 2008

The Federal Reserve moved Tuesday to protect homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a mortgage meltdown that has forced record numbers of people from their homes. ...more

December 19, 2007

The Pasco County school district has more than 60,000 students and counting, and building classrooms is a constant process. It might seem a little misguided, then, that the school board is entertaining the possibility of also getting into the residential housing business, but it's not. ...more

December 15, 2007

The state constitution wisely provides that every 20 years, a panel of experts must review how Florida collects and spends our money. This year the re-evaluation has begun with the state voters eager for fundamental change yet confused by a ballot measure that doesn't get the job done. ...more

December 9, 2007

Floridians are feeling wealthier because incomes in the state are finally nearing the national average. But at the same time, Florida badly trails the nation in number of bachelor's degrees awarded and other educational achievements. ...more

December 5, 2007

When most of us look at income statistics, we are not just being numbers junkies. We want to find out something about actual flesh-and-blood human beings - specifically what their standard of living is like. ...more

November 26, 2007

Anyone who follows the media has probably heard many times that the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and incomes of the population in general are stagnating. Moreover, those who say such things can produce many statistics, including data from the Census Bureau, which seem to indicate that. ...more

November 23, 2007