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

In an effort to give back to the communities it serves, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union has introduced a new innovative check card to aid education. ...more

October 20, 2007

Here's a fact that is no secret to Floridians: Our state is growing rapidly. Thirteen Florida counties are listed among the fastest growing 100 counties in the United States. Within the next 20 years, the states of Georgia and Florida are expected to have more residents than New York and New Jersey. People want to live in Florida, and millions more visit the state each year. ...more

October 18, 2007

The future of Pasco County elections arrived this month with the shipment of 175 optical scanners for tallying paper ballots. ...more

October 15, 2007

SEBRING – Population wise, Highlands County is a proverbial small fish in the big pond of Florida. But it's making a big splash statewide with its decision to build the state's first government-owned and operated asphalt plant. The project, scheduled to begin production in May, has reportedly set off a drive by the state's asphalt paving industry for a state law to stop this idea from spreading to other counties. ...more

October 12, 2007

Pasco County's optical-scanning voting equipment has arrived. ...more

October 3, 2007

August in Hillsborough County, always hot and wet, was hotter and wetter this year. ...more

September 5, 2007

TAMPA - August in Hillsborough was even wetter and hotter than normal. ...more

September 4, 2007