With the county facing a projected $10 million in lost revenue next year, any and all ideas to produce money are on the table. ...more

March 19, 2009

Would save estimated $500,000 annually. ...more

March 18, 2009

A year ago, Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office lost $2 million in federal money for not committing the funds to eligible projects in time. ...more

November 12, 2008

Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, Fannie Mae, three years before the government took control to prevent their collapse. ...more

October 20, 2008

A Thai court removed the prime minister Tuesday for taking pay to host a TV cooking show, setting off wild celebrations by protesters occupying his office compound. But rejoicing could be short-lived: The ruling party vowed to put him back in power. ...more

September 10, 2008

With powerful Hurricane Ike on an uncertain course toward the Gulf of Mexico, many on these low-lying islands took a wait-and-see approach to evacuation orders Sunday, perhaps a harbinger of the attitudes to come from Louisiana and Texas residents returning from an arduous evacuation and showing signs of "hurricane fatigue." ...more

September 8, 2008

Nicolas Cage didn't wind up in Bangkok by accident. As the Oscar-winning actor explains it, there were reasons both personal and professional that compelled him to change gears after the mega-dollar success of the family-friendly action-adventure "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" and travel across the globe in pursuit of a new career iteration. ...more

September 7, 2008

The current discussion concerning offshore drilling is an example of how hard it is for our leaders to do the right things for the right reasons. ...more

August 1, 2008

The No. 2 commander of U.S. Special Operations troops has stepped into the cross hairs of a North Carolina congressman, who wants an investigation of the general. ...more

October 9, 2007