A Pinellas County activist said Tuesday that he is filing an ethics complaint against Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp over the cost to the state of flying and driving Kottkamp between his Fort Myers home and Tallahassee. ...more

February 24, 2009

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair should have all the advantages in his race against Kevin Beckner for the countywide District 6 commission seat. ...more

October 19, 2008

I was sent a letter posted on the Sun 'n Lake commentary Web site written by a Joe Eck. It was a plea for Guy Maxcy's re-election to the county commission, repeating Maxcy's campaign theme of "Please, just four more years." I wonder how many readers know why another term is so necessary for Maxcy? Maybe Eck and others know that if Maxcy gets 20 years in he becomes eligible for a retirement benefit? In other words, he gets paid for not working and we the taxpayers have to fork over monthly public funds to him. ...more

October 15, 2008

A longtime fire inspector was demoted Wednesday to firefighter because he accepted a Lightning hockey ticket four years ago from a company whose work is inspected by the fire marshal's office. ...more

January 17, 2008

Members of Florida's university oversight board on Wednesday approved a code of conduct for its public universities to follow when dealing with student lenders. ...more

December 6, 2007