Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature face a $1.5 billion revenue shortfall, state economists said Tuesday, complicating a budget picture in which health care and education costs are expected to rise as much as $1 billion. The new revenue forecas... Read More
Wake up and good morning. If Wausau, Wis., has the highest average credit score (at 789) among 143 U.S. cities, and Harlingen, Texas, has the lowest (at 686), where do Florida's cities rank? According to a national analysis by credit bureau Experi... Read More
I'm too tired to do a bunch of crazy in-depth stuff, and we have a really busy weekend coming up, so here's just a bunch of random crap. # # # # From the White House: Today’s employment report shows... Read More
A tough economy hits the planned Babcock Ranch development near Fort Myers. The 2006 land deal involved 91,000 acres of ranchland once owned by the family of Edward Babcock, a former Pittsburgh mayor. Developer Syd Kitson, 53, almost lost the property... Read More
Wake up and good morning. Tampa Bay households continue to suffer crushing hits to their incomes and standards of living thanks to a long and severe recession, U.S. Census Bureau figures out today indicate. Area county households have lost thousands in... Read More
As President Obama unveiled his deficit reduction plan, he offered a pretty fancy counter to the Republican talking point which was already on the street: "This is not class warfare, it's math." The administration's deficit plan calls for $1.5 trillion... Read More
Quick, Ma! Go get my riotin' hat an' my lootin' bag! There's a-gonna be a riot, an' Daddy needs a new tee-vee! Okay, fine. I do not have a "lootin' bag". I would never loot a store if there were... Read More
Wake up and good morning. A Manatee County community bank -- whose expansion strategy eludes me, I must admit -- has backed away from its latest deal to buy and recapitalize a near-death bank in Clearwater. ... Read more Read More
It's been a few months since I've done one of these. Since we're all gearing up for Election 2012, I thought I'd reintroduce this occassional series. Gallup - Obama Job Approval: Approve 40% Disapprove 53% Gallup - Congressional Job Approval:... Read More
Wake up and good morning. Tampa Bay is one of a few select urban markets targeted by a new Democratic National Committee ad campaign aimed at African-Americans and other minorities touting the goals of President Obama's recently unveiled American Jobs ... Read More
