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The Budget-Jolting Prospect Of Electric Bills Going Up 31%
If the Public Service Commission approves a two-stage rate increase requested by Tampa Electric Co., a typical homeowner could pay about $50 more a month for electricity. ...more
August 25, 2008
McCarty Shows Allstate All Wet On Rates
By asking the simple question "why" and refusing to back down until he got a reasonable answer, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has saved customers of Allstate millions of dollars. ...more
August 20, 2008
Tampa Electric Makes It Official, Files For Rate Hike
Tampa Electric Co. residential customers can expect to see their electric bills increase by 31 percent in May 2009, the utility said today in formalizing a previously announced rate increase request. ...more
August 11, 2008
Salaries
SALARY PROJECTIONS Tampa Bay harbor pilots have proposed a 27 percent rate increase in the next three years in an attempt to restore their average net income to its level before the recent economic downturn. Years 2008 and following are projections. ...more
August 7, 2008
Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged; Wall Street Pleased
Confronted by problems at every turn - rising unemployment, shaky growth, credit troubles and creeping inflation - the Federal Reserve left an important interest rate unchanged, taking a gamble that for now the best move was no move at all. ...more
August 6, 2008
Inflation Debate Gets More Intense Among Federal Reserve Officials
The policy debate within the Federal Reserve is growing sharper. On one side is Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who is opposed to raising interest rates even though consumer prices have gone up 5 percent over the past year. ...more
July 30, 2008
Aqua Utilities Florida Gets Interim Rate Boost
A year ago, Aqua Utilities Florida appeared before the Florida Public Service Commission with a request to raise rates for customers across the state, saying the move was needed to recoup an estimated $7.3 million in investments and upgrades. ...more
July 30, 2008
Rate Requests Spark Reader Outrage
Consumers Need Break Regarding "TECO Seeks 22% Bump in Fuel Charges" (front page, July 19): ...more
July 26, 2008
Tarpon OKs Increase In Utility Rates
TARPON SPRINGS -- During a public hearing Tuesday night the City Commission told residents it has no choice but to increase water and sewer service fees. ...more
July 25, 2008
Big Insurer's Bid To Up Rates Scary Blow After Two Calm Years
On its face, State Farm's request to increase rates for hurricane coverage by an average of 47 percent statewide is outrageous and unjustified. ...more
July 25, 2008
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