At least for the next year or so, nearly every household with an income below $500,000 is likely to get at least a tiny tax cut. ...more

February 15, 2009

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Henrietta Hughes slept only a few hours that first night, her pickup truck's seat barely reclining. For the next seven months, she and her son camped night after night in obscure parking lots alongside the same nameless faces. ...more

February 13, 2009

Local shelters and pantries can stock up on groceries now that the federal government is dishing out five times more money this year. ...more

February 11, 2009

President Obama just finished his town hall meeting with the job ahead of helping the House and Senate now come to an agreement on a plan. ...more

February 10, 2009

prepared remarks of president barack obama in fort myers, fl. ...more

February 10, 2009

The economic situation in one Florida county is so bad that an official wants to declare a state of emergency. ...more

February 10, 2009

Conservatism Not Racism I read with amazement "Commentator's Rush To Bitterness," (Views, Feb. 8) in which Frank Harris essentially calls Rush Limbaugh a racist because Limbaugh hopes President Barack Obama fails. ...more

February 10, 2009

Hundreds of people are lined up in Fort Myers today for tickets to a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama. ...more

February 9, 2009

What's all the noise about an "emergency" stimulus package? Silly me — I thought that meant we'd be jump-starting our ailing economy around last Christmas ...more

February 8, 2009

President Barack Obama is coming to Fort Myers on Tuesday for a town hall-style meeting to tell residents what his $900 billion stimulus plan would mean for them. ...more

February 6, 2009