LAND O' LAKES - In the ebb and flow of politics, few qualities approach inevitability for power and influence. Whether wielded on behalf of a cause or a candidate, inevitability is the mother of all pre-emptive strikes. ...more

November 1, 2009

Ernie Harpster fell behind on his mortgage payments last year, so he tried to persuade his bank to give him time to sell his home and pay off what he could. ...more

October 5, 2008

An ex-congressman who helped prosecute former President Bill Clinton at his impeachment trial is one of seven judges and a lawyer who were nominated Thursday for a pair of Florida Supreme Court openings. ...more

August 15, 2008

CLEARWATER Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge George Greer ruled this Friday afternoon that there are too many issues that need to be resolved before he can decide whether to send Hulk Hogan to jail for failing to close on a $4.2 million Las Vegas condominium deal with his estranged wife Linda Bollea. ...more

July 11, 2008

A civil lawsuit seeking $5 million after alleging sexual abuse at a now-closed Catholic school has been settled for an undisclosed amount, attorneys involved in the case said Monday. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - A civil lawsuit seeking $5 million after alleging sexual abuse at a now-closed Catholic school has been settled for an undisclosed amount, an attorney involved in the case said this morning. ...more

May 19, 2008

The Florida Legislature's decision last spring to move the state's presidential primary to Jan. 29 has been wildly successful, in the opinions of almost everybody. ...more

January 20, 2008

A governor who has been reluctant to raise tuition for Florida's college and university students has, at his side, an adviser who warns that the state's universities are "severely underfunded." ...more

January 4, 2008