A conservative state senator stunned his colleagues on Thursday when he announced that he was switching his "yes" vote on a commuter rail proposal to "no." Other senators who voted "no" in the past said they don't know how they will vote this time -- leaving the future of SunRail and TriRail all the more uncertain. ...more

December 3, 2009

A new state law designed mainly to crack down on Medicaid fraud is having unexpected consequences by keeping some health care professionals from getting or keeping their licenses at a time when the state is suffering a shortage. ...more

October 31, 2009

Chalk up another consequence of Florida's budget crisis: annual report reminders for business are going all-digital. ...more

March 31, 2009

With the state facing at least a $3 billion shortfall, Gov. Charlie Crist and state lawmakers must get serious about generating more revenue. Yes, more budget cuts are inevitable, but Florida already spends less per person than any state in the South. The surest way to doom the state's economic prospects is to neglect its education system, infrastructure, resource protection and the social safety net that helps those in need regain self-sufficiency. ...more

March 25, 2009

They are a victory away from the state tournament, but you would never know it by the way the Tampa Catholic players are carrying themselves. ...more

February 21, 2009

Work on a major water pipeline along U.S. Highway 301 north of Sun City Center to Bullfrog Creek could affect water pressure in Sun City Center and Wimauma for the next three to four weeks. ...more

February 18, 2009

Cases are piling up in Florida's courts. The prison population is growing. Assault, robbery, burglary and fraud are on the rise. ...more

December 17, 2008

Convicted felons may get to vote in Florida next month because the state doesn't have time to investigate every possible felon on the rolls, election officials said Tuesday. ...more

October 15, 2008

A 52-year old gay man and permanent guardian of his 13-year-old foster son last week won the right to adopt the boy, despite a Florida law banning adoptions by homosexuals. ...more

September 15, 2008

Regulators this week ordered State Farm Florida to refund $120 million after it failed to give thousands of policyholders the discounts they deserved for making their homes more resistant to hurricanes. ...more

September 13, 2008