GAMBLING: Frustrated by jurisdictional issues, lawmakers look for ways to crack down on businesses that work with the Seminole Indians to offer blackjack and other casino-style games. ...more

January 14, 2009

Our nation's economy is in meltdown. We're printing unbacked, and increasingly worthless, currency as fast the presses will roll. ...more

January 9, 2009

A group of Brandon and Valrico residents met Dec. 20 at the Bloomingdale Regional Library for a public meeting to discuss health care reform. ...more

January 7, 2009

St. Petersburg police have arrested two men and are searching for a third they say are suspected of robbing two insurance companies Tuesday afternoon. ...more

December 31, 2008

T.C. "Tommy" Bollinger of Tarpon Springs said President George W. Bush deserved to have a shoe thrown at him in Iraq. ...more

December 27, 2008

The news has been filled with examples of taxpayer giveaways to banks, investment companies, giant insurance companies and the oil-rich country of Iraq. Now along comes a need to provide a $17 billion lifejacket to mismanaged auto corporations. ...more

December 24, 2008

Bill Coleman of Dunedin expresses concern about the looming departure of BayCare Health System hospitals from the Aetna insurance network. ...more

December 20, 2008

As if contractors were not feeling enough pain from the downturn in the economy, in October the Florida Supreme Court gave construction companies yet another burden to overcome. ...more

December 20, 2008

Tampa Fire Rescue will have another way to see through smoke and darkness, thanks to a grant from two insurance companies. ...more

December 3, 2008

It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. ...more

November 19, 2008