It's Taxpayers' Money, Not Theirs Ramblings on the economy: ...more

February 19, 2009

If John McCain becomes president, he will be confronted by a Congress with significantly larger Democratic majorities than today's - majorities furious about high hopes dashed by an eighth Republican victory in 11 presidential elections. And if the normal pattern of off-year elections obtains in 2010, those majorities will expand. So McCain would have to deal with a hostile legislature for four years, as Arnold Schwarzenegger has done for almost five years. For that reason, and because these two self-styled post-partisan, reach-across-the-aisle mavericks admire one another - McCain has given Schwarzenegger a starring role Monday at the Republican convention - it is pertinent to survey Schwarzenegger's governorship of one-eighth of America's population. ...more

August 31, 2008

The election law violation alleged against school board candidate James Yant is a technicality that can be easily fixed, officials say. ...more

August 8, 2008

The election law violation alleged against school board candidate James Yant is a technicality that can be easily fixed, officials say. ...more

August 8, 2008

It isn't easy being an economist nowadays. Everyone wants a rosy report on the economy, but all Bob Allsbrook can offer - at least for now - is more pain for Florida housing and its economy. ...more

June 26, 2008

Apparel retailers who once saw the government's economic stimulus plan as way to heat up winter's dismal sales are wondering if it's ever going to get warm. ...more

June 3, 2008

Elvis. ...more

May 25, 2008

As we spend this month celebrating the achievements of black Americans, I'm saddened by a report that concludes that the subprime mortgage crisis has caused the largest loss of wealth in modern U.S. history for black and Latino homeowners. ...more

February 17, 2008

Coors Field economic impact: Taxable sales increased by $40 million since the opening in 1995. - Downtown ...more

December 21, 2007

TAMPA - Floridians' personal incomes rose slightly faster than the national average in the third quarter of this year. ...more

December 19, 2007