Just months after Americans repaired a sewage treatment plant in southern Baghdad, insurgents attacked the facility and killed the manager. Looters took care of the rest. ...more

August 2, 2008

The Tampa Port Authority wants to lower the tax rate that helps support its projects, but the proposal ignited a pressing question in a poor economy: Should the port get any local tax dollars? ...more

July 18, 2008

Backers of a controversial commuter rail deal in Orlando worked hard to gain allies in the last weeks of the legislative session, offering the enticement that its passage would help Tampa get its own rail system. ...more

May 3, 2008

The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package. ...more

January 30, 2008

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke endorsed government efforts to stimulate the economy Thursday, as congressional leaders and the Bush administration moved closer to agreement on a plan. ...more

January 18, 2008

Residents aren't willing to take no for an answer. They want speed tables on 21st Avenue. ...more

November 24, 2007