Pasco County commissioners want to get to the bottom of the oil drilling issue, so they are planning a local workshop in January. ...more

December 27, 2009

Pasco County commissioners want to get to the bottom of the oil drilling issue, so they are planning a local workshop in January. ...more

December 5, 2009

Pasco County commissioners want to get to the bottom of the oil drilling issue, so they are planning a local workshop in January. "They said it's a done deal," County Commission Chairwoman Pat Mulieri said Tuesday about proposals to lift a ban on drilling near Florida coasts. ...more

December 1, 2009

It was with the utmost shock and disappointment that my husband and I read in the newspaper that Sen. JD Alexander proposed cutting state employees salaries by 5 percent due to the lack of state funds. State employees in Florida are already the lowest paid government employees. They have also been deprived of cost-of-living increases for over three years. ...more

March 31, 2009

Keeping inmates in other states might not be cheaper than keeping them here, but the state would be able to save the cost of building new prisons. ...more

March 7, 2009

Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Ray Sansom obviously are in denial. In setting a January special session to deal with the state's financial crisis on Monday, they retreated to the same old way of doing business - pledging only to target "spending reductions and trust fund transfers." ...more

December 17, 2008

Sen. J.D. Alexander wrote Gov. Charlie Crist today demanding "a conceptual plan outlining your commitment to preserving the thousands of jobs that are in jeopardy" because of the $1.75 billion buyout of U.S. Sugar that Crist announced in July. ...more

August 25, 2008

"Mr. Ruth, you are a disgusting person," opined yet another loyal, loving, caring observer of this space. ...more

July 13, 2008

That was state Sen. Victor Crist's reaction Wednesday to the news conference Wednesday at which Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Robert J. Morris Jr. said planned state budget cuts probably would lead to furloughs of Pinellas and Pasco court employees in May and June. ...more

February 21, 2008

The session is scheduled from Wednesday through Oct. 12. The House, Senate and Gov. Charlie Crist are staking out their positions. Here is a look at what may be in store in major areas of spending. ...more

September 30, 2007