The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed on Wednesday that the agency is investigating several companies' actions in the run-up to the financial crisis of 2008. ...more

March 18, 2010

Florida got more federal funds than any other state as part of a program to put new owners into foreclosed houses. But the state ranks below the national average for dedicating and spending that money. As of Feb. 22, communities in Florida had earmarked 28 percent of more than $541 million they received last spring from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. And they spent even less – 13 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

March 5, 2010

The 2010 regular session of the Florida Legislature is under way. With the nation's economy still sputtering and the state's housing and real estate industries mired in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse, lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Crist face a great challenge over the - at least - next two months: matching Florida's stagnant revenue stream with never-ending demand from special interests to spend more. ...more

March 3, 2010

Haiti's government is banning a commonly used sand from structural construction in an attempt to improve building safety. ...more

February 14, 2010

President Barack Obama continues to push forward with his proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system, despite solid public opinion data that suggests a majority of Americans is saying thanks but no thanks to his plan and those of Democrat leaders in Congress. Republicans in Congress could be poised to make gains in both the House and Senate in the 2010 election but are still led by many of the same people who were in charge when the GOP went hog wild on spending, alienating the independent voters they need to succeed at the polls. ...more

February 13, 2010

Aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center were released this week. They were taken by then-Detective Greg Semendinger from a New York Police Department helicopter on Sept. 11, 2001. They were obtained by ABC after it filed a Freedom of Information Act request last year with the federal agency that investigated the collapse. ...more

February 11, 2010

President Barack Obama continues to push forward with his proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system, despite solid public opinion data that suggests a majority of Americans is saying thanks but no thanks to his plan and those of Democrat leaders in Congress. Republicans in Congress could be poised to make gains in both the House and Senate in the 2010 election but are still led by many of the same people who were in charge when the GOP went hog wild on spending, alienating the independent voters they need to succeed at the polls. ...more

February 10, 2010

State Sen. Mike Fasano talked about sinkhole insurance to the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association during its January meeting at Safety Town. ...more

February 7, 2010

Pro-choice means just that The title of Doug Patton's column in the Feb. 3 edition of Hernando Today, "Choice mean's allowing women to make a different one" is misleading. ...more

February 6, 2010

When the New Port Richey City Council pared the list of city manager applicants still under consideration from 10 to six, Police Chief Martin Rickus didn't make the cut. Rickus was, even he should have realized, a long shot. The city needs a manager who can handle prolonged financial hard times. ...more

February 6, 2010