Praising and prodding Congress, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said a vast reform of the nation's health insurance system is required to head off instability to families, industry and the government itself. ...more

July 15, 2009

Most low-income people who lose their jobs are also without health insurance, a report released Friday concludes. ...more

February 7, 2009

People angry and frightened that they've lost almost half their life savings in a year are calling the 401(K) retirement law a failed experiment that needs a risk-free, mandatory replacement. Some even want Congress to take emergency action to help workers refill their depleted accounts. ...more

February 2, 2009

Serving smaller hot dogs, plastic juice pouches and fewer of the kids' favorite chicken sandwiches can go a long way in shrinking the food budget. ...more

January 6, 2009

hillsborough county schools cuts $1.3 million from the school meal budget ...more

January 5, 2009

There is such a thing as a free lunch. And school districts across the country report that kids are eating many more of them as the flailing economy hits families hard. ...more

December 11, 2008

More than 40 employers are expected to participate in Hillsborough County's Career Connections Job Fair on Thursday. ...more

October 15, 2008

No one working with even a minimal amount of intelligence can really believe that allowing perhaps 20 million illegal immigrants to remain in this nation is a good thing. ...more

July 9, 2008

Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. ...more

June 4, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. "We have to get off fossil fuels for the future," said Putnam, R-Bartow, who discussed building nuclear plants and investing in clean coal energy while focusing on using today's resources wisely. Putnam, whose district covers portions of Hillsborough, Polk and Osceola counties and includes cities such as Temple Terrace, Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven, said health care is a hot topic, especially among the Democratic candidates in this year's presidential campaign. ...more

May 30, 2008