State regulators are set to begin dissecting State Farm's request to raise home insurance rates an average of 47.1 percent statewide at a highly anticipated public hearing in Tallahassee set for Tuesday. ...more

August 11, 2008

After 24 years with State Farm, Brenda Harding is being dropped by the company she's come to trust like an old friend. ...more

July 24, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- A recommendation by a consultant, proposing to hike water and sewer rates promises to bring out protesting residents to tonight's City Commission meeting. ...more

July 22, 2008

One of the trash hauling firms that serves residential customers in the county is seeking a 14 percent hike in its rates, citing the skyrocketing costs of diesel fuel. ...more

July 2, 2008

Central Carting rate would go up 14 percent. ...more

July 1, 2008

PORT RICHEY -- They used to have a joke at the Pasco County Public Transportation offices. "Maybe we should paint faces on the windows so people will think the buses are full," Adelaida "Adie" Reyes, the county's community services director, said, referring to PCPT's fixed-route bus system. The Pasco transportation manager, Mike Carroll, smiled at the recollection. He and Reyes can now look back at that former piece of in-house gallows humor and smile. These days, PCPT buses now logs more than 1 million riders a year. ...more

June 7, 2008

Even though they didn't get their way, Hernando County Commissioners Dave Russell and Rose Rocco deserve high praise for looking out for the taxpayer during Tuesday's ambulance rate hike hearing. ...more

May 25, 2008

Ambulance rides and on-scene medical care provided by Hernando County Fire Rescue are about to get costlier. ...more

May 21, 2008

Longtime State Farm customer John Spencer is not wanted any more. ...more

February 18, 2008

Despite reassurances from state officials, homeowners in fire-ravaged Southern California might have plenty to worry about when it comes to their home insurance. ...more

October 25, 2007