Garth will stay on as county attorney for at least another year. County commissioners on Tuesday refused to take any action to settle the impasse over the attorney's contract, preferring instead to wait until after the election and the board has a better grasp on the ongoing government restructuring. ...more

October 22, 2008

United School Employees of Pasco declared an impasse Tuesday in contract negotiations with the Pasco County School District, setting the stage for a third party to intervene. The union notified the state's Public Employees Relations Commission, which means a special master will be assigned to conduct a hearing and make a recommendation to the school board. The union declared the impasse after the school district cancelled a negotiating session scheduled for Wednesday, Lynne Webb, president of the union, said in a statement. Two months into the school year, negotiators have been unable to reach an agreement on raises, step increases or other contract issues. ...more

October 21, 2008

County attorney Garth Coller's counterproposal to a contract offer has been rejected, prompting the county commission to schedule time at its Tuesday meeting to try to break the impasse. ...more

October 16, 2008

City officials return to the negotiating table today with representatives of Tampa's largest union, just two weeks after the union's membership overwhelmingly voted down a proposed contract over demands for higher wages and other issues. ...more

October 13, 2008

President Robert Mugabe agreed to share power with the opposition Thursday after more than two decades as Zimbabwe's unchallenged leader, South Africa's president announced. ...more

September 12, 2008

Two weeks ago, hundreds of firefighters packed Tampa City Council chambers in what turned out to be a successful effort to persuade council members to side with them in a bitter pay dispute with the mayor. ...more

September 4, 2008

After spending nearly three weeks in the NHL spotlight during free agency, only to retreat behind the curtain for the past month, the Lightning returned to center stage Friday. ...more

August 30, 2008

After working diligently to work out a deal to acquire defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Ottawa Senators, the Lightning finally reached an agreement Friday night. ...more

August 29, 2008

The choice before the Tampa City Council today is simple: Appease a politically powerful union by awarding it an exorbitant pay package or safeguard limited tax dollars. ...more

August 22, 2008

Not every city controversy makes its way to YouTube. This one did, though: Should firefighters get the pay raise they say they deserve, or should Mayor Pam Iorio prevail in her attempt to try to hold down personnel costs? ...more

August 21, 2008