Last year's Ride for Humanity raised more than $12,000 for East Pasco Habitat for Humanity. ...more

March 21, 2009

Last week, President Obama signed the biggest government economic rescue plan in history, a $787 billion package of spending, tax cuts and tax credits. ...more

March 2, 2009

An examination of the effects of the stimulus package: ...more

February 13, 2009

Scientists found ots who could convey more meaning with gestures at age 14 months went on to have a richer vocabulary. ...more

February 13, 2009

Medicaid An additional $4.3 billion in funding over two years for the insurance program that, in Florida, serves about 2.2 million low-income families and individuals - half of them children - as well as people with disabilities. The $4.3 billion would reflect a boost from 55.4 percent to 67.8 percent in the rate at which the federal government matches what Florida spends on Medicaid. ...more

February 13, 2009

West Pasco Habitat for Humanity wants to make the dream of homeownership a reality for more families in the area. ...more

January 30, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick returner Clifton Smith isn't the biggest player, yet the undrafted free agent worked his way into a starting role and earned his way into the Pro Bowl. ...more

January 29, 2009

Florida could get about $4.3 billion in added federal Medicaid funding this year under the $825 billion economic recovery package being crafted by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, said Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of Tampa. ...more

January 23, 2009

It was like something out of a dream. A marching throng of 75 three- to five-year-old preschoolers walking hand-in-hand, ringing bells, smacking tambourines and singing "Happy Birthday" to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...more

January 19, 2009

It's a chance to gain independence from welfare, to find a job and possibly buy a home. ...more

January 12, 2009