Stung by a controversial boundary vote two years ago, Westchase residents sought assurances from school board candidates that the community would stay intact when a new high school opens in Lutz. ...more

August 13, 2008

Of the three Pasco County Commission races in this year's primary election, one bears special scrutiny - the slugfest between eight-year incumbent Ted Schrader and John Nicolette. ...more

August 11, 2008

The economy. The real-estate bubble. Jobs. Impact fees. Big budgets. A new sheriff's building. The list can go on. ...more

August 11, 2008

Four years ago when Sheriff Bob White was running to hold onto the title of Pasco's top cop, he didn't have any Republican challengers to face in a primary election. ...more

August 3, 2008

July has passed and Labor Day looms in the distance, the glow of its beacon visible over the horizon. It signals, as ever, the conclusion of summer's reveries, but also as it does every even-numbered year, the moment when voting-eligible citizens begin to take notice of the folks determined to determine public policy over the next few years. ...more

August 3, 2008

The Democratic primary race for the Florida House District 55 seat has a familiar look to it. ...more

August 3, 2008

Efforts to place on the 2008 ballot a property tax to help the county conserve environmentally sensitive lands appeared to be dead late Wednesday afternoon after its backers conceded to a county advisory commission that the worsening economy would dampen its support. ...more

August 1, 2008

Republicans living in Florida's 16th District have an extremely difficult decision to make when they cast a vote for U.S. House of Representatives in the upcoming primary election. In fact, it might be the most difficult choice they've made in years. ...more

July 30, 2008

Maria Louisa Davis got to the United States seven years ago, but Monday she became a permanent fixture. She was one of 520 flag-waving, "Star Spangled Banner"-singing people sworn in as citizens at the Tampa Convention Center. ...more

July 29, 2008

Maria Louisa Davis got to the United States seven years ago, but today she became a permanent fixture. She was one of 520 flag-waving, "Star Spangled Banner"-singing people sworn in as citizens today at the Tampa Convention Center. The 52-year-old Orlando woman said she wants to vote in the election this fall and that was an overriding reason for her going through the lengthy process. Today is the deadline for registering to vote for the primary election in August, and it also marks 100 days until the presidential election in November. ...more

July 28, 2008