State agriculture inspectors will check an Orlando dairy this week that was the source of milk that left blackish stains inside containers. ...more

October 8, 2008

A battle broke out Friday for control of Wachovia as Wells Fargo agreed to pay $14.8 billion for the struggling bank, while Citigroup and federal regulators insisted that Citi's earlier and lower-priced takeover offer go forward. ...more

October 4, 2008

In August, state inspectors shut down 12 gas pumps at several stations in the Tampa Bay area that were shortchanging customers on fuel, state records show. ...more

September 30, 2008

Here's the truth about why Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson wants $700 billion of your money to bail out stupid financial companies. It's not about protecting you, the unwitting American. It's about protecting people such as him. ...more

September 24, 2008

State Farm Florida will give $120 million back to current and former hurricane policyholders who didn't receive or weren't told they could get a discount for making their homes more resistant to wind damage. ...more

September 10, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — State Farm Florida will give $120 million back to current and former hurricane policyholders who didn't receive or weren't told they could get a discount for making their homes more resistant to wind damage. ...more

September 9, 2008

Troubled borrowers with home loans from IndyMac Federal Bank will be able to switch to fixed-rate mortgages under a new plan from federal regulators, who seized the bank last month after it became the largest regulated thrift to fail. ...more

August 21, 2008

State Farm Florida wants to raise home insurance rates nearly 50 percent statewide, but its proposal is loaded with excessive costs and profits, Florida's consumer advocate said Tuesday. ...more

August 13, 2008

Day after day for the past two years, trucks full of chopped up yard waste dumped their loads on a piece of land that included a sensitive wildlife habitat in south Hillsborough County. ...more

August 11, 2008

The money we keep in the bank is supposed to help us sleep at night, not cause nightmares. ...more

August 7, 2008