Crisis is not new to the agency that oversees Florida's multibillion-dollar investments of pensions and other large taxpayer funds. ...more

December 8, 2007

A day after state leaders tried to repair a state investment fund decimated by uncertainty and massive withdrawals, its shareholders were still sorting out the results. ...more

December 6, 2007

The same depressed real estate market that has rocked the private sector now threatens local governments, which sought assurances from state leaders on Tuesday that they will not lose the money they have invested in a fund containing mortgage-backed assets. ...more

December 5, 2007

Want your property taxes to "drop like a rock?" How much are you willing to pay for it? ...more

November 16, 2007

Pressure from property owners to lower their taxes is running headlong into economic challenges posed by the state's sputtering economy. ...more

November 16, 2007

Ralph Wilcox, the University of South Florida vice provost who for years has been the bridge between USF and the state's higher education establishment, was named the university's provost Wednesday. ...more

November 8, 2007

If you've ever wondered why the University of South Florida got its name, look no further than to the newspaper you're reading. ...more

October 17, 2007

Subdued lawmakers convened in Tallahassee Wednesday for a third session in nine months, this time to knock some $1 billion from the $71 billion budget they approved just four months ago. ...more

October 4, 2007

Floridians demanded of Gov. Charlie Crist some kind of property tax relief, and the Florida Legislature quickly acted. The final question is this: Did we get what we asked for? ...more

September 16, 2007