The Federal Reserve was scrambling to prevent a "contagion" from infecting the nation's financial system when it took unprecedented actions to back a Bear Stearns rescue package and provide emergency loans to big Wall Street firms. ...more

June 28, 2008

Walter Dartland of the Consumer Federation (Other Views, June 10) expressed his support for Gov. Charlie Crist's veto of the funding for the highly successful Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program reauthorized by the Florida Legislature a few weeks ago. ...more

June 25, 2008

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691. ...more

June 18, 2008

Hillsborough Commissioner Kevin White deserves his day in court on allegations that he sexually harassed a former aide. But no matter how this case turns out, taxpayers will pay the price. ...more

June 11, 2008

Florida is currently at a major environmental crossroads in regards to seagrass restoration and protection. Seagrass is a critical component of our ecology and vital to maintaining our state's natural beauty. ...more

June 6, 2008

The House easily overrode President Bush's veto of a $307 billion farm bill Wednesday night, handing him the most significant legislative rebuff of his presidency after Republicans broke with the White House en masse to side with farm groups, anti-hunger advocates and the biofuels industry. ...more

May 22, 2008

USF Being Disrespected Regarding "USF's Scheduling Pursuit Has Caused Strife" (Sports, Feb. 13): ...more

February 17, 2008

Regarding "Allstate Defends Rising Rates" (Business, Feb. 5): The recent hearings in Tallahassee to find out why we were lied to by "big insurance" remind me of the thousands of wasted hearings - at much cost to the taxpayers - in Washington, D.C. over the past 40 years: much ado about nothing because nothing is ever accomplished. These hearings are designed to provide cover for feckless legislators and regulators who never seem to ask the "right" questions. ...more

February 6, 2008

Weeki Wachee Springs missed a deadline Friday to submit an amended agreement that would make the troubles with its landlord go away. ...more

February 5, 2008

When Stephen St. Laurent went to re-register as a sex offender Thursday, an informal chat at the sheriff's office set his mind to thinking. ...more

December 29, 2007