Two weeks ago, hundreds of firefighters packed Tampa City Council chambers in what turned out to be a successful effort to persuade council members to side with them in a bitter pay dispute with the mayor. ...more

September 4, 2008

Supports Firefighters Regarding "City Council That Won't Say No Falls Over Self To Spend Even More" (Our Opinion, Aug. 27): ...more

September 4, 2008

The City Council has given Tampa firefighters most of the pay increase they were seeking. ...more

August 22, 2008

Not every city controversy makes its way to YouTube. This one did, though: Should firefighters get the pay raise they say they deserve, or should Mayor Pam Iorio prevail in her attempt to try to hold down personnel costs? ...more

August 21, 2008

TAMPA - Not every city controversy makes its way to YouTube. ...more

August 20, 2008

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio performs a nice balancing act with her proposed budget. It invests wisely in public safety, infrastructure, parks and the necessities that sustain a community's quality of life. ...more

August 14, 2008

Whether it's fixing potholes or protecting neighborhoods from crime, Tampa residents will continue to get needed services despite city layoffs and property tax reductions, Mayor Pam Iorio pledged Thursday. ...more

August 8, 2008

The city budget will grow by almost 2 percent next year, Mayor Pam Iorio said today, and that is despite property tax reductions that have reduced revenue by a total of $28 million the past two years. ...more

August 7, 2008

Pasco County government offices could soon become smoke-free. County commissioners on Tuesday directed their staff and attorneys to look into changing policy so that new employees would have to commit to being nonsmokers. ...more

May 28, 2008

After hearing nearly two hours of arguments, the Tampa Sports Authority delayed a decision Monday on whether Hillsborough County paramedics will be allowed to work Tampa Bay Buccaneers games along with city emergency personnel. ...more

February 26, 2008