The plaintiffs allege Texaco used substandard production practices and dumped billions of gallons of toxic waste into the Amazon waterways. ...more

February 9, 2009

If re-elected on Nov. 4, state Sen. Mike Fasano would serve his last term. ...more

October 27, 2008

Last year, Gov. Charlie Crist signed off on a gaming compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe. Now Florida's Supreme Court has ruled that Crist lacked authority to do that. ...more

October 5, 2008

TALLAHASSEE Attorney Barry Richard told The Tampa Tribune and other media outlets that the Seminole tribe is going to keep offering the casino games approved in the compact that the Supreme Court has declared invalid. ...more

September 12, 2008

Timing is everything, and when it comes to convincing voters to support increasing their property taxes even for good causes is a difficult sell in the best of times. We're not even close to good economic times around here. ...more

August 1, 2008

They tried casinos on the Crow Indian reservation. The one designed to bring in the biggest crowds, Res-a-Vegas, went bust within a year and is now a fireworks stand. ...more

July 24, 2008

Photos of isolated Indians near Peru's border are prompting new efforts to find and protect such people from threats to their land and lives - although senior officials have questioned whether they even exist. ...more

June 5, 2008