Up to 60 percent of homes selling in Florida's hardest-hit markets are distressed properties, and consumers who bought at the height of the market will have to wait up to seven years before values rise to their original prices, a top industry economist said Friday. ...more

November 8, 2008

The economy won't heal until the housing market improves, and that's going to take government intervention. ...more

November 7, 2008

Barack Obama rode a wave of economic discontent to the White House, and now he faces the daunting task of turning the weakening economy around. ...more

November 6, 2008

"Help, I need somebody!" The opening lyrics of the famous Beatles song may well apply to County Commissioner Jeff Stabins' economic stimulus package, also called HELP. ...more

September 18, 2008

County Commissioner Jeff Stabin's self-styled economic stimulus package, better known as "HELP," gets off the ground today. ...more

September 8, 2008

The prospects for a quick economic recovery dimmed Thursday, with new data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate this spring despite some oomph from tax rebate checks - and actually shrank late last year. ...more

August 1, 2008

Four dollar-a-gallon gasoline has done something few Republicans thought possible a few months ago: given them hope. United behind a renewed push for offshore oil drilling, Republican members of Congress and the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, think they have found their best political issue of the 2008 campaign. ...more

July 27, 2008

The stimulus check season is rolling along, and you're still looking forward to getting your hands on the money. ...more

July 6, 2008

Florida Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, has received the following prestigious awards from a variety of regional and statewide organizations: ...more

July 1, 2008

WASHINGTON - IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, in a statement prepared for a House hearing Thursday, said one of the agency's tasks this summer will be tracking down some 5 million Social Security recipients and veterans who qualify for tax rebate checks but have not filed to receive them. ...more

June 20, 2008