Lawmakers are plunging back into the contentious debate over whether the state should compel ultrasounds for women seeking abortions. ...more

March 19, 2009

A House committee wants to require women in Florida to get an ultrasound before they can get an abortion. ...more

March 18, 2009

It's said that a society is measured by how it treats its weakest members. If that's the case, Florida falls short. That's because the state has cut funding, and also mishandled funding, for disabled Floridians and their families. ...more

September 28, 2008

When the city council met Thursday morning to vote on several ordinances and approve year-end budget transfers, one chair sat empty. ...more

September 24, 2008

Regarding "Traviesa's Aide Tapped For Race" (Metro, Aug. 16): Local Republican Party leaders made a poor choice selecting the too young, inexperienced, undereducated, carpetbagging Rachel Burgin as their candidate for Florida House District 56. There is no logical case that can be made why a one-term legislative aide for another carpetbagger bests the likes of Sandy Murman, Mark Proctor and the others who really live in and care about District 56 for more than one term. ...more

August 22, 2008

Florida Democrats may seek to remove the Democratic candidate who filed for the state House seat being vacated by Trey Traviesa, so they can replace him with a stronger candidate. ...more

August 20, 2008

TAMPA Florida Democrats may seek to remove the Democratic candidate who filed for the state House seat being vacated by Trey Traviesa, so they can replace him with a stronger candidate. ...more

August 19, 2008

Hillsborough County Republican Party leaders didn't look far to find a replacement for Anthony "Trey" Traviesa, picking his legislative aide Rachel Burgin as the party's nominee for State House District 56. ...more

August 16, 2008

John McCaughey was a man with a thousand ways to make his point and 1,000 friends who gained a great deal by knowing him. ...more

January 16, 2008

PLANT CITY – There will be a service Feb. 2 in memory of John McCaughey, a former legislative aide and college administrator. ...more

January 10, 2008