New Web site tracks how state spends taxpayer dollars. ...more

March 18, 2009

One of Florida's new startup property insurance companies was told Wednesday to stop selling policies — at least for a while. ...more

March 18, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist signed authorization Tuesday for federal stimulus dollars to start flowing into the state by the end of the month. ...more

March 18, 2009

Frank Martin Gill of North Miami is gay and a foster parent. Gill and his partner want to adopt half brothers they've parented since 2004, but Florida law prohibits it. So the couple and the boys, ages 4 and 8, remain in legal limbo, waiting for a court or the Legislature to make them one family legally. ...more

March 18, 2009

There are two fundamental truths that Tampa Tribune readers should be aware of as they consider Gov. Charlie Crist's proposal to create a first-ever, $100 million tax on bottled water companies: These companies did not cause the overdevelopment that has led to water shortages in some communities, and this tax will do nothing to prevent more of it from happening. ...more

March 18, 2009

Out-of-work Floridians who use illegal drugs shouldn't be able to support their habits with state unemployment compensation benefits, a state senator says. ...more

March 17, 2009

Out-of- work Floridians who use illegal drugs shouldn't be able to support their habits with state unemployment compensation benefits, a state senator says. ...more

March 16, 2009

In an attempt to bring some order and decorum to a situation that has grown increasingly ugly, state Rep. Kevin Ambler, R-Tampa, has authored a bill putting new requirements on homeowners associations. ...more

March 16, 2009

You've probably heard the horror stories about homeowners associations. ...more

March 16, 2009

These are indeed difficult times. Floridians are losing their jobs, consumer consumption is at very low levels, global trade volumes are declining and Florida is facing a significant budget deficit. Yet this is also a time of opportunity for us as a state to create jobs now and position our economy for the future. ...more

March 15, 2009