Facing the prospect of major budget cuts next year, Pasco County officials took the hard questions directly to the taxpayers Monday night in the first of a series of public meetings aimed at setting priorities for the county's future. ...more

April 1, 2009

Local officials say the best use of stimulus funding in the Tampa Bay area is to build a $463 million connector road between Interstate 4 and the Selmon Crosstown Expressway. ...more

February 17, 2009

Local officials are betting the best use of stimulus funding is to build a $463 million connector road between Interstate 4 and the Selmon Crosstown Expressway. ...more

February 16, 2009

It is the policy of The Tampa Tribune to correct all errors of fact. To report an error, call (813) 259-7600 or e-mail news@tampatrib.com. ...more

February 11, 2009

Less than a month ago, state House and Senate leaders were talking about more property tax relief for homeowners. ...more

February 11, 2009

As a consistent and determined advocate on behalf of liberty and personal responsibility, This Space is second-to-none in its empathy with all who decry the recent spate of government bailouts for foundering industries. Those corporate captains who have come, hat-in-hand, fresh from private jets to lament precarious times - hoist them on their own platinum petards. ...more

December 3, 2008

County officials on Thursday approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. ...more

October 24, 2008

Pasco County officials today approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. The approval of construction plans was required under the conditions of county commissioners' approval of the project in March 2007. Work on the school could begin within the next 90 days. The high school, now know as High School "EEE," drew renewed objections from nearby residents, who said it violated the county's long-range planning strategy and would damage wells. ...more

October 23, 2008

The tiny wheel goes round and round and numbers tick into view as Sherry King rolls the measuring stick across Hanna Avenue's crosswalk while cars zoom along Nebraska Avenue. ...more

February 16, 2008

The first building blocks for a community plan to reshape the Carrollwood area has begun. ...more

December 12, 2007