When the city council met Thursday morning to vote on several ordinances and approve year-end budget transfers, one chair sat empty. ...more

September 24, 2008

Hundreds of people whose beachfront homes were wrecked by Hurricane Ike may be barred from rebuilding under a little-noticed Texas law. And even those whose houses were spared could end up seeing them condemned by the state. ...more

September 19, 2008

A Tampa state senator said Thursday that he will write legislation to close the procedure loopholes that allowed a convicted felon with pending charges out on the streets to kill a police officer. ...more

September 12, 2008

Typed version of letter to judge Transcription ...more

September 4, 2008

Former Mayor Joe Johnston III wants to get back on the city council. ...more

August 30, 2008

Tuesday's primary election ballot contained the names of several city council aides who found themselves running for a position they know little about. ...more

August 27, 2008

A Good Deal Undone Regarding "State Deal With Tribe To Gamble Goes Bust" (front page, July 4): ...more

July 12, 2008

When Pat Frank took her seat as a freshman state senator nearly 30 years ago, she had no intention of paying the customary deference to the powerful Senate rules chairman, Dempsey Barron. ...more

July 5, 2008

A state senator has filed legislation outlining an airline passenger bill of rights in Florida that would require carriers to provide food and water for passengers delayed more than three hours on an aircraft awaiting takeoff. ...more

February 21, 2008

Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second dark-horse bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold on to his other job, U.S. congressman. ...more

January 25, 2008