$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

Tampa has gotten the federal OK to spend $13.6 million to buy foreclosed and abandoned properties. ...more

January 21, 2009

Tampa has gotten the federal OK to spend $13.6 million to buy foreclosed and abandoned properties. The funding will come from the city's share of the $3.9 billion Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a response to escalating foreclosures nationwide. The stabilization program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

January 20, 2009

School teachers, college professors and hospital employees should keep an eye out for changes in their retirement plans this year. That's because they are among the 10 million workers at nonprofit and educational organizations who may face fewer investment choices and tighter restrictions on how they can use the money in their retirement plans because of new IRS rules. ...more

January 3, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County Schools is looking for donations of scrap, junk and leftover stuff. ...more

January 3, 2009

Regina Pate is one of those numbers you read about in the economic misery index. ...more

December 25, 2008

An East Tampa nonprofit organization is under scrutiny from the city after falling short on a plan to create new jobs with a $250,000 federal development grant. ...more

December 25, 2008

An East Tampa nonprofit organization is under scrutiny from the city after falling short on a plan to create jobs with a $250,000 federal development grant. ...more

December 22, 2008

Pasco County's legislative delegation has put the word out to community organizations to expect no state support this year. ...more

December 21, 2008

Six months after accepting its last applications for grants and free home inspections, the My Safe Florida Home program has yet to reimburse thousands of homeowners for making hurricane-safety improvements. ...more

December 20, 2008