Pat Bean will continue as Hillsborough County administrator, but she will finish out the last two years of her contract on what County Commissioner Kevin White termed a "short rope." ...more

December 17, 2009

I must take issue with your Dec. 13 editorial, "Time for Bean to resign." My views are based on my institutional knowledge of city and county government. ...more

December 16, 2009

With a fierce ambition and savvy political skills, Pat Bean survived the rise and fall of seven Hillsborough County administrators before she got the job in December 2003. ...more

December 13, 2009

Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom said Gov. Charlie Crist should suggest ways to offset any items he vetoes in a deficit-elimination package when he submits his recommendations for the next state budget. ...more

January 22, 2009

Despite the daily grind of dreary economic news, Hillsborough County government finances are in the pink, at least for now. ...more

December 18, 2008