It's the cities and counties versus the Legislature. On Wednesday, the Florida Association of Counties sued House Speaker Larry Cretul and Senate President Jeff Atwater in Leon County Circuit Court over a new law that revises how impact fees can be challenged. ...more

February 12, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision granting corporations the right to advocate for and against policy issues and candidates during election cycles is nothing less than a corporate coup d'etat. What's left of American democracy is now as endangered as if fascist troops had rolled up D.C. ...more

February 6, 2010

A deadline that requires gas stations to upgrade fuel tanks in order to protect the groundwater has passed, and motorists will likely see some shuttered gas pumps in Highlands County and the state. Gas retailers had nearly 20 years to comply with an environmental protection law that requires double lining of underground storage tanks and pipes. With the law taking effect Jan. 1, some stations and convenience stores have opted to shut their pumps down. According to a Department of Environmental Protection list, of 15 Highlands County retailers who have not completed the required upgrades, six businesses are "out of service" and nine are "in service," which denotes that the work is scheduled to be done. ...more

January 26, 2010

If you belong to a credit union, some unexpected fees may be coming your way. At least three Tampa Bay Area credit unions are now charging members for using a debit card with their personal identification number, or PIN, at stores and gas stations. ...more

December 18, 2009

If you belong to a credit union, some unexpected fees may be coming your way. ...more

December 17, 2009

The following are items of interest from the March 9 Plant City Commission meeting: ...more

March 18, 2009

PLANT CITY code enforcement action against two abandoned gasoline stations is proceeding, City Manager David Sollenberger said Monday. ...more

March 12, 2009

Think of Route 66 and several names come to mind: Bobby Troup, who wrote "Route 66"; John Steinbeck, who proclaimed it the Mother Road in "The Grapes of Wrath"; Will Rogers, whose face appears on plaques and is carved in granite memorials all along the old highway. ...more

February 20, 2009

The 140 full-time jobs and hundreds of construction jobs created in Highlands County to build a cellulose ethanol plant already are known, but now a big player is stepping up. ...more

February 20, 2009

A man who sat in his car at the gas pumps for two hours was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of DUI. ...more

January 26, 2009