Teens could gamble, Tampa Bay Downs could install electronic bingo and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino could offer roulette and craps under a pair of Senate bills that breezed through committee Wednesday. ...more

March 26, 2009

The White House sought today to stress the positive in a looming fight with Congress over a $3.6 trillion budget, saying blueprints put forth by Democratic allies in both chambers hew closely to President Barack Obama's priorities. ...more

March 25, 2009

As the Senate stimulus package stands, Florida's public school districts would miss out on nearly $650 million in construction money, according a national news organization that compared the differing bills under consideration in Congress. ...more

February 11, 2009

Pasco County could get $20 million for transportation projects from the federal stimulus package now making its way through Washington, county commissioners learned Tuesday. ...more

February 11, 2009

Pasco County could get $20 million for transportation projects from the federal stimulus package now making its way through Washington, D.C., county commissioners learned Tuesday. To take advantage of the stimulus money, the county officials must sendthe state Department of Transportation by the end of the week a list of what they plan to spend the federal money on. That list is due to the DOT's Tampa office Friday. ...more

February 10, 2009

The state Senate wants to suspend the Florida Forever land conservation program six months, effectively abandoning dozens of land purchases already in the works, including several in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

January 9, 2009

Florida lawmakers were split Thursday over spending cuts and fund shifts to resolve a budget deficit of at least $2.3 billion. ...more

January 9, 2009

Environmentalists are reeling from the Senate's decision to axe Florida Forever funding for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends June 30. The proposal would mean canceling issuance of $250 million in bonds, which would have supported Florida's purchase of environmentally sensitive land around the state. ...more

January 8, 2009

A plan to send $500 to $1,000 rebates to all but the richest taxpayers advanced in the Senate on Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats teamed to add aid for disabled veterans, the elderly and the unemployed to a House-passed economic recovery bill. ...more

January 31, 2008

More Americans are in line to get rebates if a revised plan continues its quick move through the Senate. ...more

January 31, 2008