Pasco County's legislative delegation has put the word out to community organizations to expect no state support this year. ...more

December 21, 2008

Sen. Victor Crist's promotions firm has a $40,000 contract with a University of South Florida organization to drum up support for the university's growing diabetes research initiative. ...more

December 18, 2008

The city's Parks and Recreation Department has applied for a $200,000 state grant to improve Robles Park. ...more

December 10, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist took a pricey 12-day trip to Europe this summer, hitting taxpayers with a $430,000 bill amid a sagging economy, a newspaper reported. ...more

December 7, 2008

Adrian Morelli has considered her Heritage Pines community a little oasis from the sea of traffic and congestion just outside the gates. ...more

December 5, 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

TAMPA It's become known as the parade of wish lists. Every year, city and county government officials and civic groups make pitches to Hillsborough County's state legislators for money. They come with requests for road, water and redevelopment projects, and seeking state tax dollars for local issues. ...more

November 25, 2008

The main span of the Friendship TrailBridge, a linear parkway that crosses Tampa Bay parallel to Gandy Bridge, is scheduled to close at 5 p.m. today because of safety concerns. ...more

November 6, 2008

The job cuts made last month at the Byrd Alzheimer's center will help save the troubled institute $2 million, but they will not be enough to sustain the enterprise for long, the center's chief executive officer told his board of directors Monday. ...more

October 21, 2008

The job cuts made at the Byrd Alzheimer's center helped save the troubled institute $2 million, but they won't be enough to sustain the enterprise for long, the center's chief executive officer told his board of directors today. ...more

October 20, 2008