More than a quarter of Pasco County's insured homeowners will have to find a new insurer after State Farm's announcement this week that it plans to stop insuring residential property in the state. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has awarded a contract to an Arizona company to install and operate red-light cameras at 10 busy intersections. ...more

January 21, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has awarded a contract to American Traffic Solutions of Scottsdale, Ariz., to install and operate red-light cameras at 10 busy intersections. The contract, approved by a committee of seven sheriff's deputies and officers, pays the company $47,500 to operate the cameras and send out citations with photos of the red-light infractions to the offending cars' registered owners. The company will own the cameras and sensor devices that trigger the photographs, and the county will lease the equipment as part of the deal, Sgt. Rob Rodriguez said. ...more

January 20, 2009

A group of conservative Republicans in the House proposed a financial rescue package of tax breaks and a new government-sponsored insurance program for mortgage-backed securities Thursday as an alternative to President Bush's proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. ...more

September 26, 2008

The monthly premium for the vast majority of the elderly and disabled participating in Medicare will hold steady at $96.40 next year. It's the first time since 2000 that the charge for health coverage is not increasing. ...more

September 20, 2008

Homeowners insurance activist Wil Nickerson faces incumbent Ann Hildebrand and Matt Matey in the Aug. 26 primary for the Republican nomination. ...more

August 16, 2008

For months, John McCain's presidential campaign was a near-constant swirl of free-ranging chats with voters, garrulous sessions with reporters and quips from the candidate that often had little to do with the day's planned message. ...more

August 15, 2008

TAMPA — On any other morning, Mike Wasp would have been serving eggs and coffee to the neighborhood regulars who wandered into Nuevo Café. ...more

July 10, 2008

There's a great unknown about Sen. John McCain's health plan: How many employers would drop insurance coverage for their workers because of his tax policies? ...more

July 7, 2008

TAMPA - Chicago-based Aon Corp., a leading insurance broker, has agreed to reimburse Florida policyholders $2.6 million under a settlement with state regulators. ...more

May 23, 2008