Speaking of CSX, when House members finally gathered to discuss the transportation bill, the measure looked nothing like it had. In its place was a 171-page strike-all amendment that replaced every word. ...more

May 11, 2008

An eccentric Conservative lawmaker with a knack for offensive remarks ousted the left-wing mayor of London on Friday in an upset that capped the ruling Labour Party's worst local election showing in four decades. ...more

May 3, 2008

State Rep. Peter Nehr decided to reveal himself as the source of a tip about an alleged marijuana grow house in the Palm Harbor area. The Sheriff's Office, would-be tipsters need to know, did not make Nehr's role known. ...more

February 23, 2008

If Timothy Stacy is wondering who tipped off authorities who say he had a marijuana grow house operation, here's the answer: Rep. Peter Nehr, R-Tarpon Springs. ...more

February 21, 2008

If Timothy Stacy is wondering who tipped off authorities who say he had a marijuana grow house operation, the person he should blame is the local state house representative. ...more

February 20, 2008

The University of South Florida wants a teaching hospital on its Tampa campus, and a local lawmaker is trying to help get it. ...more

February 15, 2008

The senator took off his glasses, leaned forward in his chair and looked up at the five members of the Florida Public Service Commission above him on the dais. ...more

February 13, 2008

Dozens of federal lawmakers are demanding that Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, stop selling toys that contain any amount of lead, claiming the company is not going far enough to address safety concerns. ...more

January 31, 2008

Iraqi Arab lawmakers from rival sects joined forces Sunday to criticize what they claim is overreaching by the Kurds, alleging the powerful U.S.-backed minority's go-it-alone style in oil and other major issues threatens national unity. ...more

January 14, 2008

Former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party were skeptical Sunday of a new law enabling them to reclaim government jobs, saying they feared it might be a plot to hunt them down. ...more

January 14, 2008