A bill proposed by Sen. Ronda Storms of Valrico to abandon the longstanding requirement that legal ads and notices be published in a local newspaper would make it harder for citizens to know what their governments are doing. ...more

March 30, 2009

We shoppers irk local merchants when, despite layoffs, bankruptcies and shortage of government revenue accompanying the sharpest economic slowdown in recent memory, many of us continue to buy things on the Internet. ...more

March 15, 2009

Residents complained they did not know about any union negotiation meetings that took place last summer. ...more

October 10, 2008

Residents complained they did not know about any union negotiation meetings that took place last summer. ...more

October 10, 2008

With Florida's economy slowing, legislators will focus heavily on economic development efforts at this year's legislative session, especially ways to beef up Florida's high-tech industries, Florida business and legislative leaders said Wednesday. ...more

January 9, 2008

Former Tribune correspondent and longtime Sarasota resident Bob Ardren died Tuesday of cancer, said his longtime companion of 24 years, Cathy Ciccolella. He was 67. ...more

January 2, 2008