Within hours of Tampa Democrat Michael Scionti announcing his resignation to take a position with the Obama administration, a West Tampa activist has emerged as the likely successor. ...more

December 7, 2009

Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security. ...more

March 13, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named New York City housing commissioner Shaun Donovan to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, turning to a former Clinton administration aide known for developing affordable housing. ...more

December 14, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Walter A. McNeil on Tuesday to run the state's Department of Corrections. ...more

January 16, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Walter A. McNeil today to run the state's Department of Corrections. McNeil had been head of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the past year. ...more

January 15, 2008

Three candidates have applied to fill the state Department of Corrections' top post. ...more

January 15, 2008

Three candidates have applied to fill the state Department of Corrections' top post. ...more

January 14, 2008

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Jim McDonough plans to step down from his post, state Rep. Dennis Ross has confirmed. ...more

January 9, 2008

TAMPA - Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Jim McDonough plans to step down from his post, state Rep. Dennis Ross has confirmed. ...more

January 9, 2008

WASHINGTON - Passport cards for Americans who travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean will be equipped with technology that allows information on the card to be read from a distance. ...more

January 2, 2008