The recession is projected to wipe out annual cost-of-living increases for 50 million Social Security beneficiaries for the next three years, something that hasn't happened since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. ...more

March 31, 2009

Pasco Sheriff Bob White says he will only use part of the Penny for Pasco allocation slated for his agency next fiscal year and will hand over approximately $1.9 million to the county. ...more

February 27, 2009

Pasco Sheriff Bob White says he will only use part of the Penny for Pasco allocation slated for his agency next fiscal year and will hand over approximately $1.9 million to the county. ...more

February 26, 2009

When the Highlands County School District made its budget projections in July 2008, it was estimating to receive nearly $950,000 from the Florida Lottery revenue for this school year. ...more

February 17, 2009

Highlands County commissioners awarded a $110,000 contract to the consulting firm of Duncan & Associates for a study on impact fees. ...more

February 4, 2009

Committee recommends denial; cites funding and enrollment concerns. ...more

October 21, 2008

The idea to create a charter school designed for dropouts is a noble one, school officials have agreed. ...more

October 21, 2008

After the Vietnam War, respect for the military sank to an all-time low. In one survey, sanitation workers were the only profession Americans thought less of - and some considered that an insult to sanitation workers. Defense spending plummeted. The armed services "hollowed out," lacking the budgets to sustain modernization, training and readiness. ...more

September 8, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Port Revenue Declines Tampa Port Authority revenue and net income are running behind budget projections for the first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31. But port officials, who have acknowledged that 2008 will be a challenging fiscal year because of problems with the economy, said Tuesday that the report is too early to raise concerns because there are nine months to go. Fiscal first-quarter net income was $14.9 million, 3.3 percent lower than the year-ago period and 12.4 percent less than prorated first-quarter budget figures, which do not account for seasonal highs and lows. ...more

January 16, 2008