Miami and Miami-Dade County commissioners are scheduled to cast their final votes Friday on a proposal for a retractable-roof, $515 million stadium in Miami's blighted Little Havana neighborhood. It will be the last step before groundbreaking for the stadium, which is projected to open in 2012. ...more

February 12, 2009

A lawsuit that could have thrown the controversial county mayor issue back into the courtroom was rejected Thursday by Hillsborough County commissioners. ...more

December 11, 2008

Fresh from a victory at the polls on Nov. 4, advocates of a change in Hillsborough County's style of government are setting their sights on 2010. ...more

November 16, 2008

A STRING OF PROBLEMS Since being appointed elections supervisor by former Gov. Jeb Bush in 2003, Buddy Johnson has presided over a number of flawed elections. ...more

November 6, 2008

Hillsborough County appeared to be heading toward embracing the idea of purchasing and protecting undeveloped land, overwhelmingly approving an extension of a 21-year-old land preservation program. ...more

November 5, 2008

Hillsborough County has again embraced the idea of purchasing and protecting undeveloped land, overwhelmingly approving an extension of a 21-year-old land preservation program. ...more

November 4, 2008

Barring a last-minute ruling from the Florida Supreme Court, the Hillsborough County mayor question won't be on the ballot. That doesn't mean voters won't be asked about at least part of the issue. ...more

October 19, 2008

Former county Commissioner Jan Kaminis Platt spoke to Tampa Rotarians on Oct. 7 at the St. Pete Times Forum. Platt discussed her opposition to a proposal to create an elected county mayor position in Hillsborough County. ...more

October 15, 2008

The county mayor question won't be on the ballot next month, but Hillsborough County voters still will have a opportunity to define the scope and authority of that position. ...more

October 14, 2008

The Hillsborough County mayor question won't be on the Nov. 4 ballot. On Friday, a three-judge panel upheld a circuit judge's earlier ruling to keep it off. ...more

September 13, 2008