Lottery money This is a quote from "Game Plan" on the front page of the Tribune on March 7: "The lottery gives $1.1 million to the Florida Council for Compulsive Gambling, which offers hotline help and public service ads." ...more

March 11, 2010

In their zeal not to raise taxes, Florida lawmakers continue to look at selected fee increases as a way to cover the state's looming $5.7 billion budget deficit. ...more

March 27, 2009

In their zeal not to raise taxes, Florida lawmakers continue to look at selected fee increases as a way to cover the state's looming $5.7 billion budget deficit. ...more

March 26, 2009

The proverbial "silver lining" to the drop in home prices is that the Highlands County Housing Department has been helping more low- and median-income families become homeowners. ...more

December 27, 2008

State lawmakers agreed Wednesday to transfer more than $21 million from state trust funds to shore up adoption, foster care and child protection programs that were casualties this spring of the state's budget crisis. ...more

June 19, 2008

In a sluggish economy, Gov. Charlie Crist is offering a budget that taps deeply into reserves to build what he calls a "bridge to the future." By gambling that an economic rebound is coming soon, Crist avoids making the tough choices circumstances require. ...more

February 12, 2008