Parents who enroll their children in the state's prepaid college tuition plan, Florida Prepaid College Plans, will have to pay more if they choose an optional plan that covers the cost of new mandatory fees at state universities. ...more

November 27, 2009

The Florida economy will turn around but it will take the work both of residents and of government leaders to make it happen. ...more

November 25, 2009

Democrat Scott Maddox said Monday he wants to make the debate over offshore oil drilling a major issue in his 2010 race for the office of state agriculture commissioner. ...more

November 24, 2009

Peter Buczynsky kicked off Micron Pharma Works four years ago with two dozen employees and big plans. ...more

November 21, 2009

Withdrawing from a class carries a hefty penalty this year for college students with Bright Futures scholarships, but the consequences for lower-income students could be more severe than state lawmakers intended. ...more

November 1, 2009

About five miles north of Arcadia, well hidden from public view, is a grove of solar gathering cells, each about the size of a sheet of plywood. They reflect, President Barack Obama said today, "the visionary leadership at Florida Power & Light." ...more

October 28, 2009

Retired Florida State University President Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte regaled an appellate court with a "magic potion" tale and invited the judges to a "house of mirrors" as he challenged homeowner tax breaks in two cases today. ...more

October 20, 2009

All five Hernando County commissioners and the five constitutional officers are getting a raise this year, courtesy of the state. ...more

October 1, 2009

An average of 17 times a day, I enter an automobile, twist my arthritic hip and stretch my bursitis ridden shoulder to place a safety harness across my med port. The port is plumbed directly into my heart for chemotherapy. My surgeon told me that a medium level impact while wearing my seat belt would probably unplug the port. Death would occur in about three minutes. ...more

August 29, 2009

Hillsborough County residents who think they will have trouble paying their 2009 property taxes can make partial payments starting in November. ...more

August 4, 2009