Republican state Sen. Paula Dockery jumped into the governor's race Tuesday, saying she's used to the role of underdog and winning. ...more

November 4, 2009

Super Bowl organizers are asking Tampa Bay area residents to be helpful, courteous and welcoming to visitors in town for the big game Feb. 1. "The campaign is a reminder that everyone in the community is part of the Super Bowl effort," said Reid Sigmon, executive director of the Super Bowl Host Committee, which is kicking off a hospitality campaign. ...more

January 5, 2009

Federal auditors have concluded the Rev. Al Sharpton's 2004 campaign owes the government nearly $500,000 for illegal donations and other financial improprieties. Sharpton has been feuding with the Federal Election Commission for years over his accounting in his failed run for president, for which he received $100,000 in so-called government matching funds that authorities later concluded he did not deserve because he hadn't followed campaign laws. ...more

November 16, 2008

After a two-day delay after the polls closed, all the votes in the Temple Terrace City Council race have been finally been tallied. ...more

November 6, 2008

For a political outsider, Republican Ron Grimming is finding it easy to raise money in Highlands County. ...more

August 7, 2008

Why is congressional candidate Hal Valeche contributing a half million dollars to his campaign? ...more

July 20, 2008

Freshman Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, is the second Tampa Bay area congressman to raise at least $1 million for his re-election bid this fall, exceeding $1.05 million. ...more

July 18, 2008

POLITICAL BRIEFS Mariano Plans Party For Ballot Qualification ...more

May 13, 2008

Sen. Mel Martinez has surpassed $3 million raised for his campaign war chest since taking office, well ahead of the pace of most other U.S. senators whose current terms also expire in 2010, new campaign finance reports show. ...more

February 11, 2008

Thinking out loud until it started to hurt … ...more

December 2, 2007