Highlands County commissioners agreed to consider last-minute budget cuts which would drop the property tax millage rate from 7.3354 to 7 mills even. ...more

September 7, 2008

Neighboring Okeechobee was one of four counties declared major disaster areas Sunday by President George W. Bush in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay, but it's unlikely that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help any homeowners in Highlands County. ...more

August 26, 2008

Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has called for an independent audit to ensure that Florida receives "every last dime" that WellCare Health Plans owes the state. ...more

July 26, 2008

Shares of WellCare Health Plans jumped Tuesday, a day after the company said it was restating more than three years worth of financial statements because of accounting errors. ...more

July 23, 2008

Shares of WellCare Health Plans soared today, a day after the company said it was restating more than three years' worth of financial statements due to accounting errors. At noon, the stock stood at $38.47, up $9.24 or 32 percent from Monday's close of $29.23. A Bloomberg News report quoted a Wachovia Securities analyst crediting the spike to the small size of the restatement. ...more

July 22, 2008

WellCare Health Plans said Monday that it will restate more than three years' worth of financial reports because of accounting errors relating to government contracts with Florida and Illinois. ...more

July 22, 2008

WellCare Health Plans said Monday it will restate more than three years' worth of financial reports because of accounting errors relating to government contracts with Florida and Illinois. ...more

July 21, 2008

Remember World War I? That was the war to end all wars. Then came Dec. 7, 1941, and the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. There we sat with World War I weapons, ammunition and military tactics. World War I resources against an enemy with the latest war materials: new carriers, the torpedo, aircraft, and the famous Jap ZERO. ...more

July 21, 2008

Once again the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is being targeted by proponents of drilling even though it contains too little oil to quench the oversized thirst of our nation. ...more

May 30, 2008

10 Years Later It has been 10 years since Hank Earl Carr killed three police officers and a 4-year-old boy with an SKS assault rifle acquired at a gun show. ...more

May 26, 2008