For the members of a statewide task force on fireworks, the overriding message from the public was clear: Please ban the bangs. ...more

February 18, 2008

CLEARWATER -- For the members of a statewide task force on fireworks, the overriding message from the public was clear: Please ban the bangs. But a prohibition on exploding and aerial amusements, which a majority of blast-weary people across Florida told the panel they wanted, was not possible from the start. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA A new survey puts Florida consumer confidence at its lowest level since the early1990s. ...more

January 29, 2008

Purchasing fireworks that are supposed to be illegal in Florida is as easy as flicking a lighter. Just sign a form stating you're using them for agricultural or aquicultural purposes, and you can light the fuse on all kinds of explosives. ...more

January 28, 2008

CLEARWATER - Requiring a consumer license to purchase fireworks and restricting their use to nonresidential areas are among the conditions a statewide task force is considering. ...more

October 26, 2007

The Florida Consumer Fireworks Task Force meets from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in Clearwater. Welch, one of eight members on the statewide panel, said the meeting will give Tampa Bay area residents a chance to voice their opinions about an issue that often comes down to public safety versus individual rights. ...more

October 24, 2007