The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration lawfully can pay the community group ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group. ...more

November 28, 2009

From a distance, it's a 90-acre potential industrial site in a nearly barren northeast corner of Pasco County. Up close, says Ronnie Deese of Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, "It's like stepping into a Third World country." ...more

November 27, 2009

From a distance, it's a 90-acre potential industrial site in a nearly barren northeast corner of Pasco County. Up close, says Ronnie Deese of Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, "It's like stepping into a Third World country." ...more

November 20, 2009

Hillsborough County needs a focused response to the foreclosure crisis to avert further harmful impacts to individuals, families and communities. ...more

November 7, 2009

As of Jan. 1, there were 185 people listed as homeless in Hernando County. ...more

November 4, 2009

Pasco County commissioners put festival planners in the county on notice Tuesday: If you want county help, be prepared to prove how many hotel rooms your event fills. ...more

November 4, 2009

A Republican lawmaker wants the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases. ...more

September 15, 2009

The $5.6 million pot of money Hernando County has been earmarked to help low- to moderate-middle income homebuyers move into foreclosed homes county is still awaiting final state approvals. ...more

July 24, 2009

The Housing and Urban Development Department is using $1.2 billion in stimulus money to fight homelessness. ...more

July 11, 2009

Applications for apartments at San Clemente Villas will be taken from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 12 at Cronin Hall, adjacent to the St. Clement Catholic Church. ...more

June 5, 2009