Hillsborough County commissioners last week did not clamp a lid on the garbage controversy. The board's refusal to crack down on big independent haulers who are violating the county's garbage contract set the stage for either a renegotiation of the trash franchises, a lawsuit or both. ...more

November 14, 2007

Both sides in a closely watched legal battle over the District of Columbia's strict gun-control law are urging the Supreme Court to hear the case. If the justices agree - a step they may announce as early as Tuesday - the Roberts court is likely to find itself back on the front lines of the culture wars with an intensity unmatched even by the cases on abortion and race that defined the court's previous term. ...more

November 12, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - Bay Haven School of Basics Plus was deluged with angry phone calls today after talk show host Rush Limbaugh told a national audience that the school was honoring conscientious objectors on Veterans Day. ...more

November 8, 2007

Wearing a bikini top to a football game clearly violates the district's Code of Student Conduct, the Manatee County School Board said Monday evening. ...more

October 23, 2007

Sixteen years ago, Land O' Lakes lawyer Tim Hayes was the top choice of a committee searching for a county attorney, but he didn't get the county commission's endorsement. ...more

October 17, 2007

TALLAHASSEE Florida State coach Bobby Bowden acknowledges Jimbo Fisher's playbook and style of play-calling is different and more complicated than that of former offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden. He admits that by missing FSU's final day of practice on Tuesday, starting QB Xavier Lee was not as well-prepared as he should have been entering Thursday night's 24-21 loss at Wake Forest. ...more

October 12, 2007