NEW PORT RICHEY -- Pasco County is taking it to the max - OfficeMax, that is. OfficeMax is the first company to offer discounts through an purchasing network Pasco County created this year. With leaner government budgets in the wake of the Amendment No. 1 property tax system changes, the Pasco County Purchasing Department responded to the call for greater efficiency with the idea for the cooperative to pool resources. ...more

August 6, 2008

Pasco County is taking it to the max - OfficeMax, that is. OfficeMax is the first company to offer discounts through a purchasing network Pasco created this year. ...more

August 6, 2008

John Tischner of Dunedin decries handling of death of police dog. ...more

August 2, 2008

Now that Florida voters have overwhelmingly approved Amendment 1, city and county governments are finding themselves faced with a double-whammy: Amendment 1 will cut property taxes next year while many of the other sources that fund their budgets also are falling. ...more

February 9, 2008

Tax And Spend Regarding "Probing Irony Of Tuesday's Vote Results," Tom Jackson, Jan. 31: ...more

February 4, 2008

Here is the bottom line: Hometown Democracy is too extreme and, if passed, will ultimately result in a costly, ineffective attempt to address Florida's growth issues. ...more

January 16, 2008