As headlines about a struggling economy pour in, parents worried about their wallets are waiting longer to register their children for summer camp, and more are asking for financial aid. ...more

May 5, 2008

Low-cost health insurance options were expanded, and thousands of autistic children received coverage of costly therapies. A school voucher program for poor kids grew by $30 million, but a controversial plan to build commuter rail in Central Florida ran out of steam. ...more

May 3, 2008

If good people with competing agendas keep an eye on the greater good, it's often possible to find a compromise that works for everyone. ...more

February 22, 2008

Carl Crawford didn't name any names Tuesday morning, but his message came through clearly between the lines. ...more

February 19, 2008

I know from personal experience how difficult Social Security's disability process can be. When my father was 52, he suffered a severe cerebral hemorrhage caused by a rare form of brain cancer. As I took care of the application for him, it opened my eyes to the complicated rules associated with our disability programs. ...more

February 17, 2008

TAMPA - When storms were hammering most of Florida on Tuesday, the weather service's alert radio system for Melbourne and Orlando went off the air, one for more than four hours. ...more

February 13, 2008

Newly hired Hernando County Administrator David Hamilton will start his new duties even sooner than expected. ...more

February 13, 2008

Investigation Urged Do Pasco County residents have environmental and health concerns in their backyard? The contaminant of concern is molybdenum. ...more

February 8, 2008

Democrats in the midst of their own roiling presidential nomination fight followed President Bush's State of the Union address not so much with a response as with their own theme of bipartisan cooperation. ...more

January 29, 2008

Only three of the 10 recruits the University of South Florida hosted this weekend weren't already committed to USF. ...more

January 28, 2008