A former Paxson Communications president said Saturday that he never met with John McCain about the Arizona senator writing letters to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the regulatory delay of a Pittsburgh TV station sale. ...more

February 24, 2008

Many hear the call, but few sitting senators actually make the move to the White House. Last week, we saw why. ...more

February 23, 2008

John McCain, his wife, his political lieutenants and a lobbying firm with Tampa ties circled their wagons Thursday to condemn a news story raising questions about his relationship with a female lobbyist at the firm. ...more

February 21, 2008

WASHINGTON -- A New York Times story on a female lobbyist's ties eight years ago to John McCain has an important Tampa connection: She worked then and now for the firm of Hector Alcalde, a prominent Tampa-connected political figure. ...more

February 21, 2008

Early in Sen. John McCain's first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. A female telecommunications lobbyist had been turning up with him at fundraisers, visiting his offices and accompanying on a client's corporate jet. ...more

February 21, 2008

Lawmakers may cut as much as $125 million out of the current state budget for K-12 public education, which could cost Hillsborough schools roughly $3 million a month through the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30. ...more

February 8, 2008

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against The Tampa Tribune by a former lobbyist for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority who had claimed he was fired because of "innuendo" and "falsehoods" in newspaper articles. ...more

January 17, 2008

TAMPA - A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed against The Tampa Tribune by a former lobbyist for the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority who had claimed he was fired because of "innuendo" and "falsehoods" in newspaper articles. ...more

January 16, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the kind of story you could write a book about: A 35-year-old single mother of three is fired from her state job after refusing to go along with a scheme to pardon criminals who bribe aides to the governor. ...more

December 29, 2007

Once again, as the year comes to a close and media outlets across the nation inundate us with a "special look back" at events we already know about, I will use my prognosticating ability - a superpower, if you will - to gaze into the future and predict what will happen in the coming months, just as I have each year since 1929. ...more

December 29, 2007