The impact of skyrocketing aviation fuel prices could result in massive job losses, declining business activity and reduced tourism as early as the second half of 2008, the Business Travel Coalition, a Radnor, Pa.,-based business consumer group, warned Monday. ...more

June 24, 2008

Profits from government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, instead of taxpayers, would back up a home loan rescue for up to 500,000 strapped borrowers under a plan approved by a key Senate committee Tuesday to pull the nation out of a housing crisis. ...more

May 21, 2008

Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida is in a position to help move along a bill that could lower property insurance rates in disaster-prone states, but hasn't been aggressive enough in doing so, said the two Democratic House members sponsoring the legislation. ...more

April 15, 2008

That was state Sen. Victor Crist's reaction Wednesday to the news conference Wednesday at which Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Robert J. Morris Jr. said planned state budget cuts probably would lead to furloughs of Pinellas and Pasco court employees in May and June. ...more

February 21, 2008

Early in Sen. John McCain's first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. A female telecommunications lobbyist had been turning up with him at fundraisers, visiting his offices and accompanying on a client's corporate jet. ...more

February 21, 2008

An unprecedented peek behind the curtain at how homeowners insurance rates are set in Florida has given state lawmakers plenty of ideas to take to bill-drafters in advance of this spring's annual legislative session. ...more

February 6, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — Less than one percent of traditional Florida public schools are in line for financial penalties for failing to meet Florida's class size reduction requirements after State Board of Education rulings Monday. ...more

February 5, 2008

"The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country," by Laton McCartney (Random House, $27) ...more

February 3, 2008

Youths who let their pants droop to expose underwear at school could face suspension under a measure that cleared a Senate committee Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

Among the many conservative Christians who feel misunderstood by the general public, the six ministries under investigation by a Senate committee are an embarrassment. ...more

December 5, 2007