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

Progress Energy on Thursday yielded to consumers and lawmakers angry about skyrocketing electric bills, saying it will seek an 11 percent reduction in electricity costs for residential customers. ...more

February 13, 2009

After increasing electric bills 25 percent this year, Progress Energy Florida said this morning it wants to cut the cost of electricity for residential customers by 11 percent. ...more

February 12, 2009

Kenneth J. Warzyn of New Port Richey says attempts by Florida officials to punish State Farm for withdrawing from the state's property insurance market could backfire and hurt seniors. ...more

February 7, 2009

Homeowner Michael Martin says a 25 percent increase in his Progress Energy bills will hit him hard. He says the electricity bill for his 1,500-square-foot home could increase $75 to $150 a month, depending on how much he uses. ...more

February 5, 2009

House foundations aren't all they're cracked up to be, Pasco County commissioners discussed this week. ...more

February 4, 2009

At least one infuriated lawmaker thinks State Farm should buy the farm as a Florida company if it goes through with its announced pullout from the property insurance market. ...more

January 31, 2009

Linda Allen joked that she now wonders what else her staff gets up to when she's not looking. ...more

January 31, 2009

Students in Seven Springs Middle School's Lead the Pack program learn a great deal about how the real world works by performing community service projects. Zoe Pappas and Danielle Kuehner had a big idea for their project but no clue on how to make it happen. So they employed a tried-and-true adage: go with what works. In this case, they turned to state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey. ...more

January 31, 2009

Local State Farm customers are fuming over the recent news the insurance company would eliminate its homeowner coverage in Florida. ...more

January 30, 2009