SunRail backers in the state Senate continue to press for a special session to jumpstart the Central Florida commuter rail project. ...more

November 6, 2009

SunRail backers in the state Senate continue to press for a special session to jump start the Central Florida commuter rail project. ...more

November 5, 2009

A law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas is forcing at least a dozen states to consider holding primaries earlier or to negotiate another plan federal officials will accept. ...more

November 2, 2009

and leaving money on the table - by balking at the new deal Gov. Charlie Crist reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to legalize increased gambling at seven casinos, including Tampa's Hard Rock. ...more

November 1, 2009

For years federal officials have acknowledged that some components of marijuana provide relief to patients undergoing treatment for serious illnesses, yet the government's policy has consistently been to prosecute those who distribute or smoke it for medical reasons. ...more

October 26, 2009

The two Northwest Airlines pilots should have had numerous warnings that their flight was nearing its destination in Minneapolis. Controllers were trying to reach the plane by radio. ...more

October 23, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials they are investigating whether pilot fatigue was a factor in a Northwest Airlines jet overflying the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles. ...more

October 22, 2009

Thanks to a winning grant proposal, Tampa will receive more than $1.6 million in federal stimulus money to begin the construction of Fire Station No. 22 on Cross Creek Boulevard this year. ...more

October 21, 2009

State and federal officials say homeowners shouldn't worry about radioactivity from Chinese drywall. ...more

August 22, 2009

Federal officials are considering opening a vast sweep of forest and swamp on both sides of Alligator Alley to hunting and off-road vehicles. ...more

July 11, 2009