If executives of Florida Sports Foundation want to play ball, then they better quit using state tax dollars for salaries and lavish spending, state Sen. Mike Fasano warns. ...more

February 25, 2009

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 28, 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 collision of a statewide campaign to cut property taxes with Florida's worst budget crunch in decades could give hospitals that treat the poor and uninsured a double dose of trouble next fiscal year. ...more

January 3, 2008