Issues Still Remain Labor Day is a day to honor the working men and women of America. Nowadays, the poverty levels in urban areas are scandalous. Many wage-earners cannot find work, and even if they do, incomes are too low to support their families. Inflationary realities across the board have become incredible: gas and energy costs, housing, insurance, taxes, medical and dental care, food, etc. The deterioration of their circumstances has resulted in foreclosures, bankruptcies, more homeless people, ad infinitum. ...more

September 1, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist, who won office as a tax-cutter, now wants Florida to shovel dollars out the door faster to help the sagging economy. ...more

August 24, 2008

The woman made a lasting impression on Stacey Efaw, not because she was crying when she walked through the doors of the Brandon Emergency Care Help Organization, but because her hands were empty. ...more

August 20, 2008

Hernando County slipped down a notch in its unemployment ranking - from seventh to eighth. ...more

August 16, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate in July increased to 6.1 percent, the highest in the state in 13 years. ...more

August 16, 2008

Hernando County is up 8.4 percent; florida has highest unemployment in 13 years ...more

August 16, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate increased in July to 6.1 percent, a level not seen in the state since January 1995. ...more

August 15, 2008

Grant Tolbert admits he has faced some rough patches during his 18 years as Hernando County's building director. ...more

August 7, 2008

Top economists from Wachovia and Regions banks say there's little doubt Florida has fallen into a recession. ...more

August 7, 2008

A landmark hardware store will bite the dust, yet the latest economic victim from the housing market collapse. ...more

July 27, 2008