A congressional leader says Florida ranks last in spending federal highway stimulus money. ...more

August 8, 2009

A congressional leader says Florida ranks last in spending federal highway stimulus money. ...more

August 6, 2009

There are lots of bridges to cross and roads to travel for lawmakers bent on ending the time-honored practice of funneling money to their home states: at least 6,800 of them. It's as if the outcry over pet projects in big spending bills - commonly known as "earmarks" - never occurred. ...more

May 21, 2009

A city councilman and the NAACP are asking that the street where 8-year-old Paris Whitehead-Hamilton was killed in a drive-by shooting be renamed in her honor. ...more

May 6, 2009

A U.S. General Accounting Office report raises questions about the type of liability agreement the state wants to sign with CSX Transportation in the Central Florida commuter rail project. ...more

March 30, 2009

The federal government is soon going to be allocating billions of dollars for cities to build rail projects, both as part of the new transportation bill and as a one-time economic stimulus to help the economy. ...more

December 14, 2008

U.S. Rep. John Mica said he came to Tampa on Tuesday to encourage local officials to get in line for transportation money that soon will flow from Washington. ...more

November 26, 2008

U.S. Rep. John Mica said he came to Tampa today to encourage local officials to get in line for transportation money that soon will flow from Washington. ...more

November 25, 2008

DayJet, which flew 28 Eclipse 500 aircraft, told the Federal Aviation Administration today it is parking all but one of its aircraft for economic reasons, an FAA spokesman in Washington said. ...more

September 19, 2008

House lawmakers scolded federal regulators Thursday for failing to implement recommendations made in 2001 that were designed to keep medically unfit commercial truck and bus drivers off the nation's highways. ...more

July 25, 2008