Every 25 years, the city renegotiates its franchise with Tampa Electric. To environmental advocates, the talks provide a window of opportunity for city officials to push for green policies, renewable energy programs and other concessions from the regional utility. ...more

October 24, 2008

Calvin and Hobbes? Dennis and Ruff? - set up a stand for selling apples. The price is exorbitant, maybe $100 an apple. ...more

September 17, 2008

It's understandable that state Sen. Mike Fasano and other officials want Pasco County government to purchase west-Pasco based Aloha Utilities. Customer service and water quality issues have plagued the utility for years, and dozens of orders by state regulators have failed to solve them, leaving customers frustrated and angry. ...more

December 12, 2007