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Government Running Out Of Tools To Boost Economy
What's left in Uncle Sam's economic tool kit? The commitment of $700 billion didn't impress markets here and around the world. Neither did fresh interest rate cuts. Stocks plunged yet again on Thursday. ...more
October 9, 2008
Short-Sell Traders Say Ban Is Bad For Market
The government's unprecedented move Friday to ban people from betting against financial stocks might be a salve for the market's turmoil, but it could carry serious unintended consequences. ...more
September 20, 2008
Sell College Football Tickets First To Students With Full Course Loads
Sometimes little birdies need a shove to leave the nest, and University of Florida President Bernie Machen might have just the ticket. ...more
September 20, 2008
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Unintended Consequences To all who read Sherry and Walt Searle's letter about Hernando County. ...more
September 20, 2008
Agency Blasted On Unfit Drivers
House lawmakers scolded federal regulators Thursday for failing to implement recommendations made in 2001 that were designed to keep medically unfit commercial truck and bus drivers off the nation's highways. ...more
July 25, 2008
MySpace Suicide Raises Concern About Online Aliases
Think twice before you sign up for an online service using a fake name or e-mail address. You could be committing a federal crime. ...more
May 17, 2008
Letters To The Editor
DNC Dismisses Florida Regarding Joseph Brown's column "Denying Vote Now Part of Party Policy" (Commentary, Jan. 27): ...more
February 3, 2008
Amendment One Simply Is A Bad Idea
My family and I are new to Florida. As with many newcomers, we were dismayed by local property tax rates and hoped the Legislature would address the issue. ...more
January 25, 2008
56% Backing Of Tax Plan Short Of Goal
Floridians favor the constitutional amendment promising property tax relief, but the 56 percent level of support is short of the 60 percent supermajority threshold now required to pass such a measure. ...more
November 16, 2007
Caps Undermine Green Solutions
Often, regulation can have unintended consequences, and we can already see evidence of a negative outcome from Florida's new climate change policies. Tampa Electric Co.'s recent decision to scrap a proposed coal gasification power plant in response to Florida's new greenhouse gas policies actually represents a significant step backward in the fight to reduce global greenhouse gases. ...more
October 22, 2007
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