TECO Energy President and Chief Operating Officer John B. Ramil, a Tampa Palms resident, was honored as the Gulf Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America 2009 Distinguished Citizen. ...more

March 18, 2009

The League of Women Voters, which launched the careers of some of Hillsborough County's most prominent female politicians, has fallen on hard times. ...more

February 16, 2009

A children's health care bill that set congressional Democrats against President George W. Bush's administration in 2008 now appears headed for passage with Florida's two senators splitting their votes. ...more

January 27, 2009

A children's health care bill that set congressional Democrats against the Bush administration last year now appears headed for passage – but with Florida's two senators splitting their votes. The bill uses tobacco taxes, including an extra 61 cents a pack on cigarettes, to expand an existing program providing health insurance for children of the working poor. It's one of the most divisive issues Congress has considered recently. The Democratic majority passed it in 2008 but couldn't muster the votes to override former President George W. Bush's veto. This year, President Barack Obama says he'll sign the bill. The House passed it Jan. 14, and it's expected to come up for a Senate vote this week. ...more

January 26, 2009

In the beginning, there was promise. More than a decade ago, leaders at the University of South Florida envisioned a charter school that would reach out to the poor neighborhoods that bordered their campus. ...more

August 3, 2008

Sus memorias están próximas a publicarse, pero Mel Martínez advierte que no es un libro de chismes políticos. ...more

July 28, 2008

A reader looking for juicy gossip or insider dope about Florida and Washington politics will come away with something quite different from Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez's soon-to-be released first book, "A Sense Of Belonging." ...more

July 28, 2008

We haven't let go of Tim Russert, yet. And that's a good thing. ...more

June 17, 2008

Tim Russert had an interest in Florida politics that led him to come here frequently as a debate moderator in important state races - and on occasion even made him an issue in those races. ...more

June 14, 2008

Tim Russert had an interest in Florida politics that led him to come here frequently as a debate moderator in important state races - and on occasion even made him an issue in those races. Several of those debates were in Tampa under the auspices of WFLA-TV. ...more

June 13, 2008