The stimulus package is a terrible piece of necessary legislation. Its flaws are gaudily obvious. The bill was written in monopartisan secrecy, weighed down by irrelevant spending, considered in a rushed, uninformed debate and passed on a party-line vote. The law contains provisions that seem to weaken welfare reform and invite trade disputes. ...more

February 19, 2009

A local nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit against a now-defunct steel manufacturer, seeking to recover $500,000 in federal grant money it lent the company in 2006 to create jobs. ...more

February 14, 2009

It was a partnership with the best of intentions. A well-respected nonprofit housing and employment organization wanted to create jobs for workers from some of East Tampa's most economically depressed neighborhoods. ...more

November 22, 2008