TAMPA - Johnny Jackson Jr. had already cut everything else from his budget. If he wanted to hang on to his house a little longer, the electricity had to go, too. ...more

June 27, 2008

Look for more histrionics today when the Tampa City Council considers a proposal to privatize janitorial jobs. ...more

June 26, 2008

Does anyone still have their lights on? We can no longer support the security of the entire world. "Rich Uncle" is in serious financial trouble. We can no longer finance the bases we have all over the world, many as long as 60 years. The Military Industrial Complex is costing millions of dollars each and every day, millions we no longer have. ...more

June 16, 2008

Members of the Friends of the Carrollwood Cultural Center heaped praise on its executive director for getting the award-winning arts facility running but were less thrilled about a potentially expensive termination clause. ...more

June 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District needs to trim spending by nearly $16 million to cover an anticipated shortfall in the 2008-09 budget, Superintendent Heather Fiorentino said Wednesday. ...more

May 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District needs to trim spending by about $16 million to cover an anticipated shortfall in the 2008-09 budget, Superintendent Heather Fiorentino said this afternoon. ...more

May 7, 2008

Studying financial trends April 28 in preparation for upcoming budget workshops, Plant City commissioners indicated spending cutbacks will be necessary. ...more

May 7, 2008

Many franchises are projected to do exceedingly well in 2008. That includes a host of technical franchises as well. ...more

January 20, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays didn't need to conduct a wide-ranging survey of Florida legislators to determine that a state subsidy for their proposed $450 million stadium would be a tough sell. ...more

January 8, 2008

Florida A&M University will remain on probation for at least another six months because of its financial troubles, the school's president said Tuesday. ...more

December 12, 2007