You might know about Tampa Electric Co.'s request to raise rates next year, but you might not have heard that the same plan calls for a substantial increase in service connection charges. ...more

October 10, 2008

Under a proposal filed with state regulators, connection fees and other charges for TECO customers would more than double. ...more

October 9, 2008

State task force targeting financial fraud against elderly meets in Tampa. ...more

October 6, 2008

Hours before Federal Reserve officials found a cash infusion to keep afloat American International Group Inc., the nation's largest insurance company, state and other government officials in Florida were still assessing how much financial exposure they might have with investments in AIG. ...more

September 17, 2008

State regulators investigating gasoline price gouging complaints are turning their attention from retailers to oil companies, wondering whether they inflated the prices they charged gas station owners in recent days. ...more

September 16, 2008

Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida: The Florida Times-Union, on a study showing that grumpy old men are not so grumpy after all: ...more

September 6, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. formally asked state regulators today for permission to increase electric bills 22 percent beginning in January to cover the skyrocketing cost of fuel. ...more

September 2, 2008

As expected, Florida insurance regulators on Monday rejected State Farm's request to raise home insurance rates nearly 50 percent statewide. ...more

August 26, 2008