About $400,000 for conservation land purchases in Highlands County this year will be lost if, as expected, the state legislature suspends the state's Florida Forever land conservation program. ...more

January 13, 2009

The Hernando school district will be crunching more numbers to balance this year's budget in the coming weeks. ...more

January 13, 2009

Lawmakers' plan would cost PHCC more than $800,000. ...more

January 12, 2009

After two years of waiting, Mayor Pam Iorio wants to fast-track Encore, the planned redevelopment of Central Park Village. ...more

January 12, 2009

When Florida Department of Transportation officials chose a Colorado company early last year to build 10 railcars for its new Orlando commuter system, they knew the company was in financial trouble. ...more

January 11, 2009

The growing hardship is reflected in calls to the state food stamp hot line, which numbered three million in December. ...more

January 9, 2009

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. ...more

January 9, 2009

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. According to a staff recommendation from the Florida Public Service Commission, the state should adopt a "clean" standard for generating electricity, not just a "renewable" standard. ...more

January 8, 2009

Florida may shut down its welcome centers that serve free orange juice and could also sharply curtail television ads that beckon snow-weary Northerners to the Sunshine State. ...more

January 6, 2009

State lawmakers arrive at the Capitol today for a two-week special session to close a $2.3 billion gap in the state budget. ...more

January 5, 2009