NEW PORT RICHEY -- County officials were to present commissioners this morning with a list of $1.4 billion in public works projects they say could be started in early 2009 if Congress passes the massive economic stimulus package proposed by President-elect Barack Obama. ...more

December 16, 2008

More than 5,000 highway projects - including $980 million in the Tampa Bay area that help comprise the $7 billion dollars' worth in Florida - are ready to go, state transportation officials say, if Congress will only pony up $64.3 billion as part of an economic aid plan. ...more

December 15, 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

The 2008 election season is over. ...more

November 18, 2008

Plans for continuous right-turn lanes along most of U.S. 19 in West Pasco left some county and city officials unhappy about a large gap in the New Port Richey area. ...more

November 15, 2008

With Gov. Charlie Crist pushing ahead the work schedules of 179 road and bridge projects to jump-start Florida's economy, three road projects will start in Hillsborough County next year, including the 10-mile resurfacing of Interstate 4 from 50th Street to McIntosh Road. ...more

October 20, 2008

The region's transportation authority is responsible for building roads and a commuter rail system but doesn't have the money for either. ...more

October 18, 2008

After a yearlong halt due to budget restrictions, Highlands County got back into resurfacing local roads Thursday morning. ...more

October 17, 2008

The region's transportation authority is responsible for building roads and a commuter rail system but doesn't have the money for either. Now comes word it probably won't be able to raise taxes in Hillsborough, Pinellas and other counties in the region to pay for its transportation projects. Not in this economic climate. ...more

October 16, 2008

Many of us are nervously watching the wild swings on the stock market for signs of a Wall Street collapse, but it's the obscure credit markets that matter most right now to consumers and businesses alike. ...more

October 7, 2008