One of the proposed dates for early release of students in the Hillsborough County School District happens to fall on the Great American Teach-In, but officials were aware of it and said the early dismissal will have little, if any, impact on the event. ...more

October 4, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A Tallahassee judge has ordered the ballots sealed in a disputed Palm Beach judicial election as the facts of what happened continued to emerge. ...more

September 13, 2008

The disputed election in Palm Beach County has taken another bizarre turn. ...more

September 13, 2008

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The disputed election in Palm Beach County has taken another bizarre turn. ...more

September 12, 2008

Time to place the Hillsborough County mayor question on November's ballot is getting short. ...more

September 12, 2008

These days, everyone who gets a driver's license is asked the question: "Do you want to register to vote?" ...more

September 10, 2008

SCHOOL NOTES CYPRESS ELEMENTARY: Banking day will take place Monday. Tuesday is the last day of the book fair. Orff practice will be from 8:30 to 9:20 a.m. Wednesday. The chorus will practice from 8:30 to 9:20 a.m. Friday. ...more

September 8, 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Now it gets real. After two weeks of political theater - the Democrats at their national convention in Denver, Republicans in St. Paul - the contest for the White House is a 61-day surge, no longer played for the committed but aimed at swing states and swing voters. ...more

September 5, 2008

There's a place more magical and elusive than Shangri-la, Narnia and Never-Never Land all rolled into one. You may have heard of this place. You know it as "the next level." ...more

August 31, 2008

Early voting for Tuesday's primary election appears lower in Hillsborough County than in the past, but elections officials aren't sure whether the drop signals a trend or a concession to Mother Nature. ...more

August 24, 2008