Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer today called a radio station's report that his family lost millions in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme "irresponsible" and "slanderous." ...more

October 29, 2009

For 30 minutes Tuesday, co-chairman Joel Glazer sounded off on the state of the Buccaneers, ranging from ownership's commitment to the franchise and its new brain trust to an assessment of Jon Gruden's coaching tenure. ...more

March 25, 2009

Responding to growing public outrage, President Barack Obama reversed course Monday and ordered his administration to "pursue every legal avenue" to challenge $165 million in bonuses recently paid to employees of insurance giant American International Group Inc. ...more

March 17, 2009

In these lean, mean times, we all have to come up with innovative ideas to meet all the economic challenges thrown at us. ...more

March 14, 2009

the daily newspaper - unless the government grants publishers some urgent and long-overdue regulatory relief. ...more

March 1, 2009

As many homeowners face foreclosure, they are frequently finding that their original lender is not the mortgagee seeking to foreclose. In many cases, homeowners are being sued by banks acting as trustees for something called a "pooling agreement." The trustee frequently is represented by a law firm that is handling foreclosures in bulk quantity; and it may be impossible to get an attorney speak with you in an attempt to resolve the matter. What can the homeowner do? ...more

February 13, 2009

In an era of falling revenue, the County Commission has taken a LEAP of faith and authorized spending nearly $160,000 on strategic planning for greater efficiency. The county already has its own system, Lean Efficient Accountable Pasco, to stretch every tax dollar. But commissioners believe a firm, ICMA Consulting Services, can help them deliver services better while conserving every penny of revenue. More than 220 cities and counties already get assistance through ICMA's Comparative Performance Measurement Program. ...more

February 4, 2009

A prescription for financial collapse of the American government, jobs and the economy cannot be separated. In the last eight years millions of American jobs have been outsourced to foreign shores. The American Chamber of Commerce, Wall Street and many in Congress, both parties, have promoted this as good for America. They call it "Free Trade." ...more

November 20, 2008

The state attorney general's office is taking legal action against five companies that have been offering debt relief services, and it is opening formal investigations into five similar companies. ...more

October 15, 2008

Thrust into the role of financial firefighter, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken unprecedented steps over the past year to battle the nation's worst credit and financial crises in decades. ...more

August 21, 2008