The picture of an economy growing modestly without producing inflation yet struggling to create jobs emerged from government reports Thursday. ...more

March 19, 2010

Due to the current economic condition of the county and the continually rising cost of the county's contract with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to operate the Hernando County Jail, Sheriff Richard Nugent has conducted research into the possibility of his office assuming the responsibility of operating the jail. ...more

March 2, 2010

U.S. families were squeezed last year as their inflation-adjusted weekly wages fell 1.6 percent - the sharpest drop since 1990 - as consumer prices rose modestly. ...more

January 16, 2010

American families were squeezed last year as their inflation-adjusted weekly wages fell 1.6 percent - the sharpest drop since 1990 - well below the 2.7 percent consumer inflation rate. ...more

January 15, 2010

You can almost hear the collective sigh of relief emanating from the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, and the nearby offices of Alan Greenspan, to Fed chief Ben Bernanke's elegant, econometric argument that low interest rates didn't cause the housing bubble. ...more

January 8, 2010

The recession is projected to wipe out annual cost-of-living increases for 50 million Social Security beneficiaries for the next three years, something that hasn't happened since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. ...more

March 31, 2009

For some 18 years, Willy's Tropical Breeze has been selling food and cold drinks to beach-goers at Pine Island. ...more

February 21, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist wants more property tax cuts. ...more

February 20, 2009

State Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in state law that can cause property taxes to rise even as home values drop. ...more

February 18, 2009

Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in the popular Save Our Homes program that causes home assessments to rise even as their market values drop. ...more

February 17, 2009