Turn that car stereo down, some state lawmakers want to tell drivers who crank up the volume to window-rattling levels. ...more

October 25, 2009

Abuses of prescription painkillers is a hard pill for state lawmakers to swallow. So-called "pill mills" have transformed much of Florida into "the painkiller capital of the United States, the notorious home to a cottage industry of storefront pain clinics selling alarming numbers of narcotics and feeding a brazen black market," state Rep. John Legg said in a press release. ...more

October 24, 2009

A recent Junior Achievement program helped build bridges between generations. ...more

June 13, 2009

Chasco Elementary School took time Friday to honor the men and women who serve our country. ...more

May 24, 2009

A state senator says he has had it with the taxpayer-supported agency that promotes tourism in Florida. ...more

May 12, 2009

After Bob Germaine was elected Highlands County Clerk of Courts, he retired in December from his old job, senior director of court services. For the rest of his life, he'll get a check from the Florida Retirement System. ...more

April 2, 2009

With only a month left in the state legislative session, the going has gotten slow for Central Florida's commuter rail project. ...more

March 31, 2009

With next year's grim financial picture causing the Hernando County school board to cut jobs, the Senate's proposed draft version of next year's budget offers a glimmer of hope for some. ...more

March 28, 2009

Per student funding would hold steady. ...more

March 27, 2009

In their zeal not to raise taxes, Florida lawmakers continue to look at selected fee increases as a way to cover the state's looming $5.7 billion budget deficit. ...more

March 27, 2009