A motion to consider extending health care coverage to unmarried partners of Hillsborough County employees was defeated by a 5-2 vote of county commissioners. ...more

January 22, 2009

Kevin Beckner, Hillsborough County's first openly gay commissioner, is about to reopen the potentially explosive issue of giving health care benefits to the unmarried domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 17, 2009

Kevin Beckner, Hillsborough County's first openly gay commissioner, is about to reopen the potentially explosive issue of giving health care benefits to the domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 16, 2009

Today is the last day for some Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in or change Medicare Part D, and there may be people panicking. ...more

December 31, 2008

The women in the front pews at Beulah Baptist Institutional Church wore their best to church Sunday - colorful dresses matched with coordinating hats. They bowed their heads during the opening prayer and clapped their hands during praise and worship. ...more

November 10, 2008

The women in the front pews at Beulah Baptist Institutional Church wore their best to church Sunday – colorful dresses matched with coordinating hats. They bowed their heads during the opening prayer and clapped their hands during praise and worship. ...more

November 9, 2008

If Obama lived in number-obsessed China, he'd try to have 95 in his phone number or live at an address with 95 in it. ...more

October 25, 2008

Making sure all the votes get counted and reported on time won't be the only challenge facing Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson on Election Day. ...more

October 19, 2008

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic economic approach by supporting tax cuts and tax credits McCain says would merely shuffle wealth rather than creating it. ...more

October 18, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama's transition team recently held a large organizational meeting as part of an accelerated effort to plan for a possible new administration, Democratic officials said Friday, as the nominee embarked on a late-campaign tour of traditional Republican states with a fresh attack on Sen. John McCain. ...more

October 18, 2008