Barack Obama's remarkable election has inflicted a stunning defeat on Republicans and conservatives, apparently reversing the pro-market Reagan revolution that began in the early 1980s. Conservatives are now beginning what will be a long period of soul-searching to understand what went wrong and how they can rebuild. ...more

November 22, 2008

The crises in the housing and financial industries is of concern to mature Americans.... ...more

September 22, 2008

The voters demanded lower property taxes, and as Pasco County's cities work on spending packages for the next fiscal year, they are heeding that message. ...more

August 2, 2008

It has been a major source of municipal revenue for nearly a half-century. ...more

July 24, 2008

Port Richey council members repealed the 10-percent utility tax that had been on the books since the 1960s. ...more

July 23, 2008

Port Richey council members will vote tomorrow whether to repeal a utility tax. ...more

July 21, 2008

The walls are stained with mold. The roof leaks. Sheetrock and baseboards have been cut away 3 feet from the floor, marking the height where floodwaters reached several months ago, nearly engulfing the downtown firehouse. ...more

July 19, 2008

City officials will eliminate at least one position this year because of state-mandated tax cuts. ...more

July 17, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- County leaders are enduring the monetary equivalent of a root-canal operation as they contemplate shrinking the budget by 19 percent to reflect the downturn in the economy. ...more

July 15, 2008

When all was said and done, it came down to the money. Facing a revenue shortfall from state-mandated tax reforms, several Dade City city commissioners saw big dollar signs in a proposal to annex 56 acres of undeveloped land along U.S. 301 and south of Willingham Avenue, where a new subdivision is planned. ...more

June 26, 2008