About 524 county employees who are members of Teamsters Local Union 79 will vote on a proposed contract Monday. ...more

October 24, 2009

At Tuesday's county commission meeting, Utilities Director Joe Stapf will outline an interlocal agreement with Pasco County that would allow the county to deal with its pending trash disposal problem. ...more

April 26, 2009

Sen. Paula Dockery admits she is more than a little annoyed. During one of the state's worst budget years in recent memory, she is once again compelled to fight a $641 million deal to buy 61 miles of track from CSX for a commuter rail system. ...more

March 27, 2009

Says she'll also fight for education to be 'fully funded.' ...more

March 26, 2009

George A. Montgomery of New Port Richey says Florida should ratify the gambling pact with the Seminole Indian tribe because it needs the revenue. ...more

March 14, 2009

We were riding in the car when I began to talk about what was on my mind. Listening intently, my husband's eyes were focused on the highway ahead and the traffic behind. As I waxed eloquent, he slowly turned to me and lifted his palm in a "stop" signal, and I knew I was doing it again. ...more

February 18, 2009

The issue of saving for retirement has always spawned a lot of questions. People want to know how much money they need, where they should stash it, and how to make sure that it lasts as long as they do. ...more

December 21, 2008

The Iraqi Parliament ratified a long-delayed security agreement on Thursday that lays out a three-year timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. ...more

November 28, 2008

After months of painstaking negotiations between Baghdad and Washington, the Iraqi Cabinet on Sunday approved a bilateral agreement allowing U.S. troops to remain in the country for three more years. ...more

November 17, 2008

Iraq expects Washington's reply on proposed changes to a draft security agreement after the U.S. elections, an aide to the prime minister said Sunday. ...more

November 2, 2008