Apr 12 Florida's Economic Dilemma: Change We Need, or Not? By Dante Chinni Clermont, Fla. -- Economic times are hard in this small town in the center of the Florida peninsula. Unemployment in Lake County hovers around 13 percent, and home foreclosures, which clocked in at about 5,800 last year, look to… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Tampa Faces Troubled Economic Recovery As part of the Spotlight City series in Tampa on how the economic crisis has affected attitudes toward government, Gwen Ifill talks to four Floridians about the unstable housing market, high unemployment rates, the soaring cost of living and the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Winners and Losers of Florida's Foreclosure Crisis Paul Solman reports from Florida on people who have lost their homes to foreclosures and the buyers who are snapping up those properties. Continue watching
Apr 09 Tax Day Town Hall Meeting With Romer, Martinez: Ask Your Questions By Dave Gustafson We want you to be part of a town hall meeting we're hosting in Tampa -- regardless of whether you happen to live in Florida or not. Judy Woodruff is hosting the event as part of our "Spotlight… Continue reading
Apr 09 Who is Making Money in Our Health Care System? Question: Everyone is constantly saying that “health care costs are rising,” but besides the health insurance companies, I don’t see anyone making any money. Everything costs more and more, but who’s keeping it all? I hope you could do a… Continue reading
Apr 09 Friday: Fire Delays W.Va. Mine Rescue; Rep. Stupak Will Not Seek Reelection Brian Lemon, a Massey Energy miner, leans against a truck near the Upper Big Branch Mine on Thursday. (Matt Sullivan/Getty Images.) Frustration is mounting in the search for four workers trapped in a West Virginia coal mine as an… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Investigating Fannie Mae and the Housing Bubble Former executives of mortgage giant Fannie Mae testified about their role in the collapse of the housing market and the ensuing economic crisis before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Jeffrey Brown talks to two housing experts for more. Continue watching
Apr 08 Will Health Care Reform Increase the National Debt? Question: I’m concerned that in the long term, the U.S. health care plan will ultimately increase the national debt. Is this true? It’s hard to know the truth when you live in a house filled with smoke and mirrors! Paul… Continue reading
Apr 08 After Geithner Visit, Is China Ready to Let Its Currency Strengthen? Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met a high-ranking Chinese official Thursday in Beijing for talks believed to have focused on China's currency. No breakthroughs were reported by either side but rumblings out of the session seem to signal China may be… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Ex-Citigroup Chiefs Express Regret for Role in Financial Crisis Former Citigroup executives apologized before members of Congress for their company's involvement in the global financial crisis. Jeffrey Brown talks to the chairmen of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission about their ongoing inquiry. Continue watching