Fred Nagele of Port Richey says we can improve our energy future with solar power at businesses and homes. ...more

June 17, 2009

State Attorney Willie Meggs says former House Speaker Ray Sansom lied to a grand jury when he testified that a proposed Northwest Florida State College airport hangar wouldn't be used for by any private entity. ...more

May 27, 2009

Florida's chief financial officer scolded Attorney General Bill McCollum on Thursday for spending state money on a no-bid contract with an out-of-state political strategist to produce ads aimed at warning parents and teens about Internet predators. ...more

March 26, 2009

State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, is pushing a change in the law that would allow Sarasota to keep state money while seeking a Major League Baseball team to replace the Cincinnati Reds as a spring training attraction. This is the Reds' final spring training in Sarasota. She said her goal is to "hopefully steal teams from Arizona," where tax breaks have led to six teams leaving Florida since 1998. ...more

March 11, 2009

Several affordable housing projects in Hillsborough County are imperiled by the Florida Legislature's decision to pull $190 million out of a pot of state money intended to build apartments and moderately priced homes for working-class families. ...more

March 7, 2009

AARP is cheering Gov. Charlie Crist's move to abandon what remains of a Jeb Bush-era initiative to overhaul long-term care for seniors. ...more

March 6, 2009

A day-care owner accused of forging insurance certificates to receive about $38,000 in state money is among more than 100 people sought statewide this week on insurance-fraud charges, officials said. ...more

February 12, 2009

Faced with a grand jury investigation, embattled House Speaker Ray Sansom stepped down from his leadership role Friday. ...more

January 31, 2009

With Gov. Rod Blagojevich entering what could be his final hours in office, some politicians are watching closely to see whether he attempts some last-minute mischief by spending state money, issuing executive orders or granting pardons. ...more

January 28, 2009

A grand jury in Leon County decided Monday to investigate complaints about House Speaker Ray Sansom and his dealings with Northwest Florida State College. ...more

January 27, 2009