• People who are absolutely upset are the folks in the State Department. They want to send them to Iraq. There's a lot of empty positions that need to be filled over there. But the people at the State Department are revolting about this because they say it's dangerous over there. I haven't heard that. ... President Bush is furious. He said, "If you didn't want to go to a war zone, you shouldn't have joined the State Department. You should have joined the Texas Air National Guard." ...more

November 9, 2007

My Safe Florida Home inspectors consistently disagree about key inspection data, according to a state report released Wednesday. ...more

November 1, 2007

Applied Research Associates, one of the My Safe Florida Home inspection companies whose contract was renewed Monday, was paid by the state last year to develop the program software used by inspectors. ...more

October 31, 2007

The state on Monday announced sweeping changes to its My Safe Florida Home program, including the dismissal of five of 11 companies hired to do hurricane inspections. ...more

October 30, 2007

The State Department said Friday it will require some diplomats to serve in Iraq because of a lack of volunteers willing to work at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. ...more

October 27, 2007

James Fand is no stranger to changes in direction. When he opened his tile business in Tampa 25 years ago, he had little experience as a salesman. ...more

October 24, 2007

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday ordered new measures to improve oversight of private guards who protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq, including tighter rules of engagement and a board to investigate any killings. ...more

October 24, 2007

Nearly four years after he bought land on State Road 56, Chevrolet dealer Buddy Foster has won the right to relocate his business from Zephyrhills - with one hitch. ...more

October 24, 2007

It's not just land being developed that pumps money into Florida's economy. The state Department of Environmental Protection recently completed a study that found state parks contributed $936 million to local economies during the last year. ...more

October 23, 2007

A handyman who apparently won the trust of a retiree from Pennsylvania now faces a felony charge of exploitation of an elderly or disabled person following a yearlong investigation. ...more

October 20, 2007