The Hernando County School District could be at risk of losing more than $600,000 for the school year if a county plan to reduce impact fees is approved. ...more

November 1, 2009

The federal government should lead the battle to provide benefits for veterans, not Pasco County, officials here say. ...more

October 30, 2009

The pennies — some shiny, others worn or tarnished, arrived Wednesday by the bucketful, in bottles, jugs, bags and plastic containers — more than 2 million in all. ...more

March 18, 2009

A feud is brewing at the courthouse. It has little to do with the administration of justice and everything to do about money. In particular, the money collected by the Clerks of Court. The clerks have money; the judges want it. ...more

March 13, 2009

Florida's commuter rail deal with CSX Transportation cleared its first House committee Wednesday, despite state estimates revealing that long-term costs will be near $2.7 billion. ...more

February 19, 2009

Less than a month ago, state House and Senate leaders were talking about more property tax relief for homeowners. ...more

February 11, 2009

Hernando County's beleaguered mass transit system, seemingly on life support since the day it debuted due to low ridership numbers, appears to have been spared from death yet again. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Florida Legislature returned to Tallahassee last week to make the budgetary reductions necessary to meet our state's constitutional requirement for a balanced budget. ...more

January 13, 2009

County commissioners got the grim news Tuesday from their budget director: the general fund faces a $1.6 million revenue shortfall from what was originally budgeted for fiscal year 2009. ...more

January 7, 2009

An analysis by the county's budget office shows Hernando County's general fund will experience about $1.6 million in projected revenue shortfalls over what was budgeted for fiscal year 2009. ...more

January 3, 2009