Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson will tell county commissioners today that he's in a financial jam and needs a $2.3 million bailout. ...more

December 17, 2008

An internal audit found Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office to be mismanaged, yet it let the county's top manager, Administrator Pat Bean, off the hook. ...more

December 11, 2008

Poor management and lax oversight caused Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office to lose $2 million in federal funds last year, according to an internal audit released Monday. ...more

December 9, 2008

TAMPA -- An internal audit released today blames poor management and a bad reporting system in Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office for the loss of $2 million in federal funds. It provides a blistering assessment of housing officials, specifically those assigned to oversee or assist the department from 2004 to 2006. The audit, at different points, refers to the county's previous housing management as "inept" and lacking "ambition and initiative to promote and pursue standards, principles and values." ...more

December 8, 2008

With little likelihood of getting state money next year for local projects, Hillsborough County commissioners instead asked legislators Tuesday to end state mandates that tie local governments' hands. ...more

December 3, 2008

A year ago, Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office lost $2 million in federal money for not committing the funds to eligible projects in time. ...more

November 11, 2008

Prior to Election Day, Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean and several county commissioners expressed doubts that voters would extend the small property tax used to buy and preserve environmentally sensitive lands. ...more

November 10, 2008

The shovels hit the ground for the first time for a road project more than three years in the making. ...more

November 5, 2008

The general counsel for the Tampa Sports Authority has stepped down amid a cloud of conflict of interest claims involving a former board member and his law firm. ...more

October 24, 2008

The executive director of the Tampa Sports Authority has come under fire for failing to disclose that a former board member had done consulting work for the authority's law firm. ...more

October 23, 2008