In his March 13 letter, Peter Stathis accuses me of saying deficit spending is bad when Republicans do it, but OK when President Barack Obama does it. Not true. ...more

March 15, 2009

The public lexicon is changing as the economic downturn lingers. Phrases such as "stimulus package," "bankruptcy cram-down" and "mortgage modification" weren't in vogue a year ago. Now there's another newly familiar phrase: "forced furlough." ...more

March 14, 2009

New tax incentives to coax automakers into producing electric cars won't help consumers right away. The way to help now would be to make roads safer for the small electric vehicles currently available. ...more

March 14, 2009

Turning more upbeat, President Barack Obama said Friday his administration is working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. He said that means the days of overheated housing markets and "people maxing out on their credit cards" are over. ...more

March 13, 2009

As more workers file for unemployment benefits, the federal government has agreed to add more resources to assist them as they seek their next job. ...more

March 13, 2009

The city council is thinking green - as in green-collar jobs from a solar manufacturing plant in East Tampa's community redevelopment area. ...more

March 13, 2009

This past Wednesday I read with interest the letter from Dallas Dunlap, and halfway through it I was struck by something he said: "Complaints about pork and rising deficits miss the point. To the economy, it doesn't much matter how the money is spent." ...more

March 13, 2009

The public lexicon is changing as the economic downturn lingers. ...more

March 12, 2009

The city council is thinking green – as in green-collar jobs from a solar manufacturing plant in East Tampa's community redevelopment area. ...more

March 12, 2009

The November election produced an unintended stimulus package for one industry: gun sales. About as soon as Democrats took control of both the White House and Congress last fall, people began lining up to buy guns at local shops. Ammunition has been flying off store shelves, merchants say. ...more

March 11, 2009