An internal audit warned last year that the state board that invests local government money should have a special committee to review overall risk in the agency's investments, and that it was relying on too few brokerages when buying securities. ...more

January 4, 2008

It's obvious mistakes were made with the state's purchase of risky mortgage-backed investments. Heads have rolled. But now that the dust is settling, it's unfair and probably illegal to punish counties such as Hillsborough that didn't rush to withdraw all their money. ...more

December 21, 2007

Local Hillsborough County governments that rode out last month's run on a state-run investment pool say the state has unduly placed them at risk, by allowing investors who cut and ran to withdraw more than their fair share. ...more

December 14, 2007

Local governments withdrew $1.2 billion in less than four hours on Thursday when a state-run investment pool reopened for the first time in a week. ...more

December 7, 2007

Thickets of cables and wires stretch from the ceiling. The musk of wet paint wafts through the building. Workers scurry, making the final construction touches on the new county government service center on Pauls Drive. ...more

December 5, 2007

Democratic leaders from states that pushed for sanctions and a candidate boycott against Florida's presidential primary said Thursday that those actions won't hurt their nominee's chances of winning the White House in 2008. ...more

November 30, 2007

This is not something most drivers want to hear: The process of giving out traffic tickets is getting more efficient. ...more

November 24, 2007

The Department of Justice has filed a suit against the Hillsborough County Circuit Court clerk on behalf of an employee it says was demoted when she was called to serve in the Army Reserves. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA – The Department of Justice has sued the Hillsborough County Circuit Court clerk on behalf of an employee it says was demoted when she was called up to serve in the Army Reserves. ...more

October 15, 2007

TAMPA - County officials have decided to temporarily shut Traffic Court at the Floriland Business Center because of a mold problem, Court Administrator Mike Bridenback said. ...more

September 7, 2007