Two months after trimming its budget by $47 million and laying off faculty members and more than 100 staffers, the University of Florida is giving out raises. ...more

July 26, 2008

With NFL training camps opening up, the signing season is drawing to a close. Not familiar with it? That's the five-month period beginning in early March in which most players are signed to new contracts. As usual, the end will be characterized by a flurry of signings as rookies look to get their deals done in time for the start of camp workouts. With that in mind, we're going to take you inside the standard NFL contract. Just about everything you'd want to know - from how and when players are paid to the impact of an injury and a team's ability to restrict a player's outside activities - is covered. ...more

July 21, 2008

The push is on to get draft picks signed in time for the start of training camp, but the efforts of NFL teams, including the Buccaneers, are being met with some unusual resistance. ...more

July 17, 2008

Billy Packer didn't sound like a man who found out his 34-year run as part of the Final Four broadcast had ended. ...more

July 15, 2008

Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have filed a lawsuit against a third, embroiling the family in a legal dispute over the estate of the civil rights icon. ...more

July 12, 2008

Community Development District Supervisor Jack Meehan sold insurance policies to two vendors that have contracts with the CDD, he said last week. ...more

July 9, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - Community Development District Supervisor Jack Meehan sold insurance policies to two vendors that have contracts with the CDD, he said this week. ...more

July 2, 2008

Discussion of the budget will likely dominate Tuesday's county commission meeting. ...more

June 29, 2008

Zuriel Cabrera's beef with his cable TV company started shortly after he moved into Live Oak Preserve and learned he couldn't receive high-definition channels or use his brand-new TiVo. ...more

June 28, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - Zuriel Cabrera's beef with his cable TV company started shortly after he moved into Live Oak Preserve and learned he couldn't receive high-definition channels or use his brand-new TiVo. Last week, he took his issues to the Federal Communications Commission. Cabrera, who has been a vocal opponent of bulk contracts between cable companies and homeowners associations, flew to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of the FCC's media bureau and other commission staff. ...more

June 25, 2008