One person likened a proposed stimulus plan for Hernando County to a Ponzi scheme the likes of which disgraced investor Bernie Madoff would be proud. ...more

February 12, 2009

Can $780 billion stimulate our nation's economy? Let's pray that's the case, because right now we are in bad shape. Anyone who doesn't think our country isn't in dire straights hasn't been affected, at least not at a serious level where they are facing foreclosure or something worse. But they will be soon. ...more

February 12, 2009

Let's see now, first it was a million jobs, then 2 million jobs and then it skyrocketed to 4 million jobs. All of this to be created by an $825 billion "stimulus" plan as offered by Barack Obama; all of this to be accomplished by 2010, less than 23 months away. ...more

February 12, 2009

President Obama this week is pitching his $827 billion economic stimulus package to the masses. ...more

February 11, 2009

Commissioner to propose plan at meeting tomorrow ...more

February 10, 2009

On tap today: Obama will promote $838 billion stimulus plan during a town hall session in Fort Myers. Gov. Charlie Crist will introduce the president. ...more

February 10, 2009

Tickets to President Barack Obama's town hall meeting in Fort Myers will be available Monday morning. ...more

February 8, 2009

Pasco leaders hope to stop and get directions next week about how much federal stimulus money the county might expect for road projects here. Proposals for the federal aid package have been changing almost daily, Doug Uden, the county's transportation planning coordinator, said. ...more

February 7, 2009

President Barack Obama is coming to Fort Myers on Tuesday for a town hall-style meeting to tell residents what his $900 billion stimulus plan would mean for them. ...more

February 6, 2009

Does Washington really need to do this? Many economists from across the ideological spectrum say yes, although an increasingly vocal group of free-market thinkers says no. ...more

February 2, 2009