Proposals that would trim 25 percent from your property tax bill or give you a new homestead exemption moved a step closer on Monday toward the November ballot. ...more

February 25, 2008

Despite a statewide slump in the housing market, developers Gary Walden and Isaac W. McKinney III want to bring new rooftops to the city's downtown district. ...more

February 13, 2008

West Pasco residents will get a chance next month to have a look at preliminary plans for a transit system on the Suncoast being formulated by the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. ...more

February 12, 2008

In January 2006, the Florida Department of Transportation hit a snag negotiating a nearly half-billion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation, so then-DOT Secretary Denver Stutler turned to a longtime rail industry executive for advice. ...more

January 23, 2008

"Trees Are Cool." Those who want to spread that message will soon be able to affix the state's newest license plate to their vehicle. The license plate bearing the message will be unveiled at 4 p.m. on Arbor Day, Friday, Jan. 18, at the gazebo in John Wilson Park, on Main Street, in Safety Harbor. ...more

January 11, 2008

If ever two officials deserved to be booted from the public dole, it's former Bay County Medical Examiner Charles Siebert and former Florida Department of Law Enforcement chief Guy Tunnell. ...more

January 4, 2008

A landowner's wish to carve a chunk of land out of the Keystone-Odessa Community Plan is meeting resistance from county planners. ...more

December 15, 2007

Lawmakers from unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County used some legislative sleight-of-hand Friday to advance a bill that would reduce the city of Tampa's power on two important local boards. ...more

December 8, 2007

With Pasco County expecting to tighten its budget belt more next year, County Commission members plan to offer incentives to county workers for cost-cutting ideas. Employees "in the trenches" know best how to save the county money, according to Commissioner Michael Cox. ...more

November 27, 2007

Only two of three finalists chosen by the city commission are scheduled to interview for the city manager position. ...more

November 22, 2007