Voters sent a clear message Tuesday when they resoundingly approved a constitutional amendment that gives homeowners bigger tax breaks: They want lower tax bills, even at the expense of services. ...more

January 31, 2008

Countrywide Financial Corp. says Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties are among the riskiest communities nationwide in which to make mortgage loans. ...more

January 30, 2008

Six years ago, Hillsborough County spent $15 million on what were then considered the latest, state-of-the-art voting machines. ...more

January 27, 2008

AVON PARK — The name is all wrong, confesses Matt Bokor. Redlands Christian Migrant Association is no longer just in the Redlands migrant labor camps of Homestead. It's expanded beyond its Christian upbringing into secular education for 21 Florida counties. It's not just for migrants anymore; any low-income family is served. And it's a charitable non-profit corporation. "The Mennonites started us," said Bokor's boss, Barbara Mainster. "They're 'love thy neighbor' Christians, and we're still that kind of Christian." ...more

January 6, 2008

Hernando County's teachers are slowly moving up on the pay scale, with beginning teachers set to make $6,000 more than they would have in the 2003-04 school year. ...more

January 3, 2008

Hernando County's teachers are slowly moving up on the pay scale, with beginning teachers set to make $6,000 more than they would have in the 2003-04 school year. ...more

January 2, 2008

Hernando County's teachers are slowly moving up on the pay scale, with beginning teachers set to make $6,000 more than they would have in the 2003-04 school year. ...more

January 1, 2008

Tampa-based Metro Development Group said Monday it has purchased 1,000 homesites from M/I Homes at the Cypress Creek subdivision in southern Hillsborough County. ...more

December 31, 2007

Jack Chamberlain walked a beaten path along Rainbow Lake. Stopping at a small, woodland campsite, he pointed to the pavilions lining the water. ...more

December 26, 2007

Jack Chamberlain walked a beaten path along Rainbow Lake. Stopping at a small, woodland campsite, he pointed to the pavilions lining the water. ...more

December 25, 2007