Friday is the deadline to register for a workshop next week on swine flu legal issues affecting employers. ...more

October 28, 2009

Friday is the deadline to register for a workshop next week on legal issues for employers arising from the swine flu pandemic. ...more

October 27, 2009

Some owners were allowed to install carpet on the walks of their building. Our building is now going to be painted and weatherproofed. The board is requiring that the owners have the carpet removed at their expense. The board says that the carpet is not in compliance with Florida law. Who is now responsible for the cost of removing the carpet? ...more

October 25, 2009

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty says his office and the Hartford Financial Services Group will refund or issue credits totaling more than $48 million to Florida businesses. ...more

August 14, 2009

The following people were booked Thursday, May 7 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

May 10, 2009

Thirty-four convenience and grocery store employees must appear in court for selling alcohol to underage customers last week, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 16, 2009

Thirty-four convenience and grocery store employees must appear in court after they sold alcohol to underage customers last week, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 15, 2009

After attending the Wednesday meeting on the proposal to fix the district's watershed violations, and listening to the testimony of the Highlands County officials, it is apparent we have been given a pass on compliance for over 30 years. ...more

March 20, 2009

The city's policy to allow officers to drive home patrol cars has had the beneficial impacts predicted when it was put in place a year ago, Brooksville Police Chief George Turner told the City Council earlier this week. ...more

March 5, 2009

The 2009 regular session of the Florida Legislature is under way. The issue dominating the proceedings is the dwindling state government revenue stream. According to current estimates, planned spending for the state's 2010 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, will have to be cut by $5 billion. If not, there would be a budget deficit, which the state constitution bans. The Legislature could reduce the future red ink potential by asking the Florida voters to do away with the class size amendment to the state constitution they approved in 2002. Unfortunately, lawmakers may only delay class-size compliance a year and ask voters to approve a change in the way compliance is determined next year. ...more

March 4, 2009