There could be a use for a former church building the city of New Port Richey bought during the brief period of optimism about downtown redevelopment. ...more

October 8, 2008

The public is seething about the bill the U.S. House must pass today, and the anger is justified. ...more

October 3, 2008

Florida will get more federal money than any other state to buy abandoned, foreclosed homes as part of the Bush administration's foreclosure relief plan developed this year. ...more

September 27, 2008

Florida will get more federal money than any other state to buy up abandoned, foreclosed homes as part of the Bush administration's foreclosure relief plan developed this year. ...more

September 26, 2008

Opponents of a proposed landfill outside Dade City told DEP officials Tuesday night that the project would be bad for the area. ...more

September 24, 2008

Tuesday will be the last chance for Pasco County residents to offer input on the county's budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year. ...more

September 20, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Residents who want cleaner, deeper canals will have to decide whether they are willing to pay for them. ...more

September 17, 2008

Folks lamenting January's passage of Amendment 1 miss no opportunity to proclaim the approach of a thousand mini-Armageddons. From Tallahassee to Tavares, life as we cherished it is about to end. ...more

September 14, 2008

For several years, elected officials at every level have been promising big tax cuts. Voters, when finally given a chance to weigh in on the issue in January, overwhelmingly approved an amendment that was part of what Gov. Charlie Crist called the largest tax cut in Florida history. ...more

September 14, 2008

A year after one of the most heated budget hearings in recent memory, the County Commission blazed through its first budget hearing in 63 minutes Thursday evening. ...more

September 12, 2008