Magdalena Rodriguez spends at least 16 hours a day caring for her 17-year-old daughter, Noemi, who was deprived of oxygen at birth and is mentally disabled and confined to a wheelchair. ...more

September 10, 2008

Seek alternative options for back-to-school supplies. ...more

August 5, 2008

Back-to-school shopping will be a bleak experience this year for Spring Hill resident Carol Teal. ...more

August 5, 2008

Teresa Aral, a travel agent in South Florida, was relieved after learning she did not have to pay the state a quarter of a million dollars to keep booking trips to Cuba. ...more

July 27, 2008

Florida's state and local governments have given away more than $1 billion in incentives to lure biotechnology firms to the state, but a startling new report raises serious doubts about the state's deep-pocket strategy. The grim fact is Florida is losing ground in the biotech race. ...more

July 3, 2008

Florida lawmakers want the federal government to hold off on a new drought plan allowing operators of federal dams in Georgia to withhold more water for metropolitan Atlanta at the expense of downstream areas. ...more

June 6, 2008

at least not yet. ...more

May 9, 2008

The guiding philosophy among Republican lawmakers in Tallahassee is "no new taxes." That message has led to more tax cuts for longtime homeowners and the threat of a higher tax load for businesses. ...more

May 2, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY – Courts in Pasco and Pinellas counties are facing employee furloughs because of a budget shortfall, according to Judge Robert J. Morris Jr., chief judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit. ...more

February 20, 2008

Florida lawmakers and state Attorney General Bill McCollum this morning will discuss legislation designed to help child pornography victims. ...more

February 18, 2008