Florida's unemployment rate jumped again last month, rising to 7.3 percent, and the state's job losses are increasingly being felt outside of the hard-hit construction industry. The number of unemployed Floridians rose to an estimated 680,000 in November, or 7.3 percent of the state's labor force of 9.3 million. The unemployment rate had been 7 percent in October, and it was just 4.4 percent in November 2007 on a seasonally adjusted basis. Florida's jobless rate is higher than the overall U.S. rate of 6.7 percent. ...more

December 19, 2008

Water regulators Tuesday loosened restrictions on replacing lawns, allowing people to water grass plugs or new sod daily for the first 15 days and three days a week for the following 15. ...more

December 17, 2008

Northwest Elementary School helps needy students and their families every holiday season, just like many other schools in Pasco County. ...more

December 17, 2008

County Commissioner Jeff Stabins' self-styled economic stimulus program will be expanded a second time to try and drum up interest in the community. ...more

November 29, 2008

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October 26, 2008

Rowden's people skills; Druzbick's business savvy. ...more

October 16, 2008

The number of people applying for food stamps in Florida has skyrocketed. At the food stamp application processing center the phones are ringing off the hook. The call volume has risen to 120,000 a day, 40,000 more than a year ago. The number of Floridians using the program is up more than 20 percent statewide and more than 60 percent in some areas. ...more

September 30, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate hit 6.5 percent last month, the highest in 13 years. ...more

September 20, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate hit 6.5 percent last month, the highest in 13 years. ...more

September 19, 2008

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September 8, 2008