The political winds that swept President-elect Barack Obama to victory also may have eroded some of the Tampa Bay area's congressional clout. ...more

November 16, 2008

Bay area Republicans and their GOP colleagues nationally will wake up the morning after Tuesday's elections with a newly chosen president-elect and a new political landscape. ...more

November 2, 2008

Allegations that South Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney paid money to a former staffer to cover up their illicit affair has moved him onto a list of at least 14 sitting members of Congress facing allegations of unsavory, unethical - or even illegal - conduct. ...more

October 18, 2008

Florida's status as a key battleground state this fall won't be limited to presidential politics. ...more

July 7, 2008

Florida's status as a key battleground state this fall won't be limited to presidential politics. ...more

July 5, 2008

The wait is over: U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young is running for another term in Congress. ...more

January 18, 2008

From the sound of her angst, you would have thought Tampa City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena had just been asked to operate on her own spleen, while balancing on a tight-rope across the spans of the Sunshine Skyway bridge in the middle of a hurricane - blindfolded. ...more

December 18, 2007

The future of Hyde Park Village might be cloudier than ever. A day after Tampa City Council members failed to vote conclusively after 6 1/2 hours of debate about plans to revitalize the 20-year-old shopping area, it still was unclear what would happen next. ...more

December 15, 2007

Neighbors packed city hall Thursday night to once again debate a $100 million makeover for Hyde Park Village, a project touted as the kiss of life for the struggling shopping area. ...more

December 14, 2007

Karen Shuey isn't a krewe member, but she knows all about Gasparilla. Especially costumes. ...more

October 31, 2007