LAND O' LAKES - Unhappy school employees minced no words. They urged the Pasco County School Board to reject this year's budget, saying the board needed to work harder to find money for raises and step increases that aren't included in the financial plan. ...more

September 18, 2008

Unhappy school employees pleaded with the Pasco County School Board to reject this year's budget Tuesday evening, saying the board needs to work harder to find money for raises and step increases that aren't included in the financial plan. ...more

September 17, 2008

Russell: 'We've got to draw the line.' ...more

September 17, 2008

A proposal to raise user fees at local parks and boat ramps died a quick death Tuesday. ...more

September 17, 2008

Falling lottery revenue forced lawmakers on Wednesday to transfer $48 million between trust funds to shore up education spending normally supported by ticket sales. ...more

September 11, 2008

The old Gobblers have won many battles, but they may have lost the war to create a public library in the former Turkey Creek High. ...more

August 23, 2008

The Peace Corps, the popular service program that President Bush once promised to double in size, is preparing to cut back on new volunteers and consolidate recruiting offices as it pares costs amid an increasingly tight budget, agency officials said. ...more

August 23, 2008

It turned a ragged section of U.S. 19, flanked by pawnshops, strip malls and derelict properties, into a corridor of lantana, palm trees and other flora. ...more

August 23, 2008

There will soon be a new way to tune into local government. County commission meetings will be streamed live on the Web now that the commission has agreed to share the cost of new software, hardware and training to make it happen. ...more

August 20, 2008

The city council has been happy to oblige nonprofit groups who ask for a waiver of the fees to use city facilities such as the Jerome Brown Community Center. ...more

August 14, 2008