A new state law designed mainly to crack down on Medicaid fraud is having unexpected consequences by keeping some health care professionals from getting or keeping their licenses at a time when the state is suffering a shortage. ...more

October 31, 2009

Average number of permit applications per month in Hillsborough County from July 1 to Feb. 28, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. That's up from an average of 312 a month from July 2007 to June 2008 and just 287 a month the year before. ...more

April 1, 2009

TAMPA Fear has some people turning to guns for protection. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Tampa Bay area is on pace this year to exceed permit applications from previous years, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Some people are worried about the recession; others believe a new president will mean bans on weapons. ...more

March 30, 2009

Is the love affair outsiders have with Florida losing its zest? A drop in driver's license applications from out-of-state residents certainly suggests they've cooled to the Sunshine State's charms. The number of applications from outsiders has tumbled 30 percent during the past five years, dropping from more than 585,000 in 2003 to about 410,000 in 2008, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. ...more

February 20, 2009

Even as numbers sank statewide, Hillsborough County remained one of Florida's top destinations for newcomers in 2008 when compared with other Florida counties. ...more

February 20, 2009

Is the love affair outsiders have with Florida losing its zest? ...more

February 19, 2009

The fiscal year ending Sept. 30 saw about 200 businesses start up in the area west of the University of South Florida. ...more

December 24, 2008

The fiscal year ending Sept. 30 saw about 200 businesses start up in the area west of the University of South Florida. ...more

December 24, 2008

The nation's nuclear energy industry, all but stagnant for three decades, is quietly building toward a resurgence with more than two dozen new reactors on the drawing board in 15 states. ...more

June 17, 2008