Highlands County is among 14 districts opting not to participate in the new state teacher merit pay plan. ...more

September 20, 2007

The company providing health care for Sarasota County's jail inmates has accused Sheriff Bill Balkwill of dumping them and awarding the $9 million contract to another firm without taking competitive bids. ...more

September 14, 2007

A Florida Chinese restaurant chain is suing chicken giant Perdue Farms alleging the company stole its General Tso's and bourbon chicken recipes. ...more

September 13, 2007

The U.S. Department of the Interior remains prepared to step in and issue rules for Class III gaming in the state's Seminole casinos but will continue to hold off doing so while the tribe and governor's office work on a deal of their own. ...more

September 12, 2007

Tampa developer SimDag LLC sent one buyer an e-mail today informing him that the company will make a decision by Wednesday whether or not to build the tower. It is the third time in two weeks that the deadline has been postponed. ...more

September 10, 2007

The Seminole Tribe could add card games such as blackjack and baccarat, but not more exotic table games, to the state's gambling menu under a proposal being discussed by the governor's office and the tribe. ...more

September 8, 2007

It has been a decade since the city decided to dredge much of its canals and waterways but to no avail so far. Last week, however, city officials reported they are getting closer to receiving the necessary three permits and a possible fourth to begin revitalizing what local officials consider the city's greatest asset. ...more

September 5, 2007

Doug MacLean is accustomed to being in the public eye, having spent most of the past two decades serving as either a coach or general manager in the NHL. ...more

August 12, 2007