Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday that he likes the idea of a moratorium on home foreclosures in Florida. ...more

November 24, 2008

Bad economic news flooded in from all directions Friday, as state economists predicted tax collections would come up short by $1.4 billion and new figures showed that unemployment had soared to 7 percent. ...more

November 22, 2008

Who Contacted Us: A coalition of groups calling itself Florida's People, Florida's Promise, which includes AARP, Florida Tax Watch, and Children's Home Society. ...more

October 12, 2008

The economic crisis and practicality have lawmakers and educators in the mood to put the brakes on Florida's class-size amendment for another year. ...more

October 9, 2008

The economic crisis and practicality have lawmakers and educators in the mood to put the brakes on Florida's class-size amendment for another year. ...more

October 8, 2008

Among the tweaks to Pasco County's newly adopted 2008-09 budget is $1 million set aside to man the first stage of the addition to the Land O' Lakes Jail. ...more

September 25, 2008

Officials from the Hernando Classroom Teachers' Association are still hoping for more than what the district has offered for teacher raises for the 2008-09 school year, but they may not get it. ...more

September 21, 2008

Administrators are already dreaming of the ways more than $1 million in "A" school money will fund bonuses for teachers, afterschool tutoring programs and the hiring of additional help for Hernando County Schools. ...more

September 20, 2008

After public comment against it, the Sebring City Council voted to ease into a fire assessment implementing it at the 1 percent level. ...more

August 30, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist asked a special legislative panel Friday to tap $672 million from a budget reserve fund to help make up another state revenue shortfall. ...more

August 30, 2008