The home foreclosure crisis will inspire still more legislation this year to protect people from fraud. ...more

January 15, 2009

The home foreclosure crisis will inspire still more legislation this year to protect people from fraud. State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, learned about a trick played on renters, Fasano's chief legislative assistant, Greg Giordano, explained. ...more

January 14, 2009

State lawmakers have again pitched a bill that it would make it a felony to have sex with animals. This year's bill was sponsored by Sen. Nan Rich, D-Sunrise, and Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart. ...more

January 12, 2009

State Sen. Mike Fasano is protesting a campaign flier accusing him of supporting higher rates for insurance companies. ...more

October 11, 2008

From street racers to pornography producers to foreclosure ripoff artists to sellers of scrap metal for recycling, there's a little something for everyone affected by some 30 new state laws that went into effect Oct. 1. ...more

October 4, 2008

The public is seething about the bill the U.S. House must pass today, and the anger is justified. ...more

October 3, 2008

The year's most important tax package was in trouble Friday as the House passed a key part of it that the White House threatened to veto and the Senate said was a dead end. ...more

September 27, 2008

Congress appeared deadlocked Wednesday on responding to the nation's energy problems amid a bitterly partisan rift over whether to open long-restricted offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. ...more

July 31, 2008

NEW RULES SET TO AFFECT SIXTH-GRADERS AT HERNANDO'S K-8 SCHOOLS IN FALL ...more

July 19, 2008

Mary Adamowski of Port Richey faults a state senator for not allowing seat belt enforcement legislation to get out of his committee. ...more

July 7, 2008