Kenneth J. Warzyn of New Port Richey says attempts by Florida officials to punish State Farm for withdrawing from the state's property insurance market could backfire and hurt seniors. ...more

February 7, 2009

Homeowner Michael Martin says a 25 percent increase in his Progress Energy bills will hit him hard. He says the electricity bill for his 1,500-square-foot home could increase $75 to $150 a month, depending on how much he uses. ...more

February 5, 2009

House foundations aren't all they're cracked up to be, Pasco County commissioners discussed this week. ...more

February 4, 2009

At least one infuriated lawmaker thinks State Farm should buy the farm as a Florida company if it goes through with its announced pullout from the property insurance market. ...more

January 31, 2009

Students in Seven Springs Middle School's Lead the Pack program learn a great deal about how the real world works by performing community service projects. Zoe Pappas and Danielle Kuehner had a big idea for their project but no clue on how to make it happen. So they employed a tried-and-true adage: go with what works. In this case, they turned to state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey. ...more

January 31, 2009

Linda Allen joked that she now wonders what else her staff gets up to when she's not looking. ...more

January 31, 2009

Local State Farm customers are fuming over the recent news the insurance company would eliminate its homeowner coverage in Florida. ...more

January 30, 2009

At least one West Pasco lawmaker is infuriated with State Farm Florida after the insurance announced it wants to pull out of property insurance. ...more

January 29, 2009

State Farm, Florida's largest private property insurer, said Tuesday that it is getting out of the property insurance business in Florida because its premiums aren't high enough to cover claims. ...more

January 28, 2009

State lawmakers in the West Pasco area are taking up the cause of protecting informants after Rachel Hoffman, a Florida State University graduate, was killed during a botched drug sting operation by police. The proposal, called Rachel's Law, has the backing of state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, and state Rep. Peter Nehr, R-Tarpon Springs. ...more

January 28, 2009