LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County residents who want to speak out on the school district's proposed 2008-09 budget get one more chance Tuesday. ...more

September 14, 2008

A select panel of lawmakers tapped $672 million from a reserve fund this week, but Florida is still facing a potential budget deficit that could force the Legislature into special session after the November election. ...more

September 13, 2008

The chairman of the Spring Hill Fire Rescue board liked mostly everything he saw Wednesday when he looked over the line items of the proposed budget. ...more

September 12, 2008

The cost of everything else is going up, but city property taxes won't. ...more

September 11, 2008

The Legislative Budget Commission on Wednesday approved a $1.7 million appropriation to run Weeki Wachee Springs for the remainder of this fiscal year after the attraction becomes a state park on Nov. 1. ...more

September 11, 2008

Hammered by a stalled construction economy, more contractors are turning to cities, counties and the state for public works jobs. ...more

September 2, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist asked a special legislative panel Friday to tap $672 million from a budget reserve fund to help make up another state revenue shortfall. ...more

August 30, 2008

From a challenge to the new sprinkler ordinance by a nationwide homebuilder to an investigation of payroll discrepancies in the police department, the cost of safeguarding this city from legal action has nearly doubled in the past year. ...more

August 28, 2008

Tarpon Springs City Commission members want a status report on staffing levels at the Fire Department. At their meeting Tuesday night commissioners asked interim City Manager Mark LeCouris to have a report responding to complaints that Fire Department personnel are under stress as a result of understaffing at the department by their next meeting, Aug. 19. ...more

August 14, 2008

Used-vehicle retailer CarMax said Wednesday that it is reducing staffing levels and will temporarily slow its store growth after seeing a sharp drop in car and truck sales because of high gas prices. ...more

August 7, 2008