If the Hillsborough County Commission decides to fire County Administrator Pat Bean, not only will it likely cost taxpayers nearly a half-million dollars, but it will also leave the government without a chief executive as it grapples with cuts to offset a record deficit. ...more

March 14, 2010

Corrections Corporation of America is willing to spend about $430,000 to purchase and install an electrified fence at the Hernando County Jail to beef up security and make it possible to house more inmates. ...more

March 13, 2010

Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators subpoenaed members of Hillsborough County Attorney Renee Lee's staff Friday and seized e-mail messages related to an ongoing inquiry of pay raises, officials confirm. ...more

March 13, 2010

The Hillsborough County Administrator took a polygraph test. The county attorney had a private attorney present to speak. The county's internal auditor stood before the six members of the County Commission who were present and said he would not resign. ...more

March 10, 2010

Hillsborough County commissioners will have to wait another two weeks to hear County Administrator Pat Bean's vision for her last two years at the helm. ...more

March 2, 2010

Hillsborough County Commissioners will have to wait another two weeks to hear County Administrator Pat Bean's vision for her last two years at the helm. ...more

March 1, 2010

The developer proposing a massive entertainment complex at the Florida State Fairgrounds envisions a project worth as much as $1 billion, with professional baseball and soccer stadiums and up to 2,600 hotel rooms, state and Florida State Fair Authority documents show. ...more

February 27, 2010

A large Washington-area developer and some local political heavyweights are behind a proposal to put a huge hotel, retail - and possibly baseball stadium - project at the Florida State Fairgrounds, documents show. ...more

February 26, 2010

If voters approve a proposed 1-cent sales tax increase this fall, the lion's share of money earmarked for regional transportation projects should go to the county. ...more

February 25, 2010

Local politicians are not rushing to endorse Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan's overture to a group charged with recommending new stadium sites for the Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

February 17, 2010