Teresa Jackson, a State Farm policyholder for 18 years, has been looking for replacement coverage since State Farm announced, in late January, plans to pull out of Florida's property insurance market. ...more

March 4, 2009

With foreclosures threatening to throw still more families out onto the streets, Pasco leaders opened the door this week on a long-range plan to end the homeless problem. As a first step, a Florida Housing Help Workshop on March 14 will reach out to residents facing foreclosure, the Rev. Dan Campbell, president of the Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County, told county commissioners. With a foreclosure rate of about 9 percent and other factors, Pasco meets the definition of a distressed county, Campbell, pastor of Community United Methodist Church of Holiday, said. ...more

March 4, 2009

State regulators say Florida's insurance market can absorb most, if not all, of the 1.2 million policies State Farm plans to drop over two years beginning in November. About 470,000 policies, including all boat-owner policies, will be dropped during the first year. But many insurers won't sell policies for older homes and homes in high-risk coastal areas. ...more

February 27, 2009

The Hernando school district has a new chief financial officer. Desiree Henegar, an assistant budget director for Sarasota County schools, has been tapped to serve as the district's chief financial officer. ...more

February 26, 2009

Officials pleased with her experience. ...more

February 25, 2009

With foreclosures threatening to throw still more families out onto the streets, Pasco leaders today elaborated on efforts to end the homeless problem. ...more

February 24, 2009

Thousands of State Farm policyholders around Florida are angry with the insurance giant and can't wait to see the company leave. ...more

February 15, 2009

An Indiana money manager charged with trying to fake his death in a plane crash began to change over the past year - ultimately revealing a double life - after he started an affair, his estranged wife said Friday. ...more

February 13, 2009

The owner of a funeral home who was directed by the state last week to bring her embalming operations to a halt is holding a press conference this afternoon. ...more

January 28, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio confirmed this morning that she is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year. ...more

January 27, 2009