The state Commission on Ethics will officially investigate the actions of Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean and County Attorney Renee Lee regarding 1 percent raises they got in 2007. ...more

October 24, 2009

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the latest state agency to review a controversial 1 percent pay raise that Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean and County Attorney Renee Lee approved for themselves. ...more

October 22, 2009

An east Hillsborough activist has filed complaints with the state Elections Commission against County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan and former Commissioner Brian Blair. ...more

February 11, 2009

After weeks of public bickering, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s board is likely to accept a sweetened buyout offer from the Belgian-based brewer InBev SA as early as this weekend, published reports say. ...more

July 12, 2008

The head of Mexican beer company Grupo Modelo is stepping down from the board of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. as the remaining directors of the iconic American brewer of Budweiser are considering a $46 billion takeover offer from Belgian brewer InBev. ...more

June 21, 2008

State ethics commissioners have cleared Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair of charges he used his position to interfere in regulatory action by the county's Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

June 13, 2008

George Niemann, Florida-born and New York-bred, moved here with his wife to a home on less than an acre of land in 2003. ...more

November 17, 2007

A county report released Monday rebuts allegations planners misled the public about the South County Transportation Plan, particularly the inclusion of a bypass, but concedes officials should have been clearer in presentations to citizen groups. Now the groups who were arguing about being misled are saying the report isn't accurate. ...more

November 6, 2007

County commissioners agreed to review the development of the South County Transportation Plan after several residents complained Wednesday, saying a top transportation official misled the public about a bypass that would direct more traffic through parts of eastern Hillsborough. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - County commissioners agreed to review the development of the South County Transportation Plan after several residents complained Wednesday, saying a top transportation official misled the public about a bypass that would direct more traffic through parts of eastern Hillsborough. ...more

October 17, 2007