Water regulators are considering a new round of restrictions to combat three years of drought conditions. ...more

February 17, 2009

The son of the late Gov. Lawton Chiles and a prominent Tampa lawyer pleaded with Democratic legislators Thursday to prevent Florida's anti-tobacco trust fund from being raided to balance the state budget. ...more

January 9, 2009

The Hernando County school district is keeping good financial books, a state audit has found. ...more

December 20, 2008

With payroll costs steadily rising and property and sales tax revenue declining, the city is facing a projected deficit of more than $35 million in next year's budget. ...more

December 9, 2008

Pasco County has opened the door to ideas on how to spend nearly $20 million in federal aid for a foreclosure rescue plan under consideration. The West Pasco Board of Realtors will oblige, Realtors President Greg Armstrong said this week. The group hopes to fill two buses to travel to Dade City for the County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 25. ...more

November 22, 2008

Pasco County has opened the door to ideas on how to spend nearly $20 million in federal aid for a foreclosure rescue plan under consideration. ...more

November 22, 2008

For Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James Financial, the question is no longer whether we're in a recession. ...more

October 12, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist wants to tap Florida's savings accounts to pay today's bills - a short-term fix that fails to address the significant revenue challenges facing this state. ...more

September 5, 2008

Charlie Crist released his official proposal to transfer $672 million from the stabilization fund to cover the shortfall in general revenue. ...more

August 29, 2008

The Highlands County commissioners brought Michael Wright here 78 days ago as their new chief executive officer with one main mission: to make the hard decisions on a tough-times budget caused by the recession. ...more

August 17, 2008