The November election produced an unintended stimulus package for one industry: gun sales. ...more

March 20, 2009

With federal stimulus dollars on their way to Florida - but possibly not quickly enough - Gov. Charlie Crist announced he is holding back 15 percent from state spending in the remaining fiscal quarter. ...more

March 20, 2009

Hoping for relief from the state, the Hillsborough County teachers union asked school administrators Thursday to delay decisions that could mean lost wages or lost jobs for hundreds of veteran teachers. ...more

March 20, 2009

Mayor Rick Baker today announced an initiative to coordinate the city's efforts to get its share of the federal stimulus monies that are available. ...more

March 19, 2009

From furlough to frugalista, the recession is changing the way we speak. ...more

March 16, 2009

In his March 13 letter, Peter Stathis accuses me of saying deficit spending is bad when Republicans do it, but OK when President Barack Obama does it. Not true. ...more

March 15, 2009

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett had some sage advice for Washington the other day. ...more

March 15, 2009

New tax incentives to coax automakers into producing electric cars won't help consumers right away. The way to help now would be to make roads safer for the small electric vehicles currently available. ...more

March 14, 2009

The public lexicon is changing as the economic downturn lingers. Phrases such as "stimulus package," "bankruptcy cram-down" and "mortgage modification" weren't in vogue a year ago. Now there's another newly familiar phrase: "forced furlough." ...more

March 14, 2009

Turning more upbeat, President Barack Obama said Friday his administration is working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. He said that means the days of overheated housing markets and "people maxing out on their credit cards" are over. ...more

March 13, 2009