A proposed 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road projects is crucial to accommodate expected growth in Hillsborough County, said County Commissioner Mark Sharpe. ...more

November 25, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said Thursday she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in the West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. ...more

November 6, 2009

They say talk is cheap. I say that depends on who is doing the talking. Today's scheduled talking is supposed to take place in the great chamber of the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners. That ought to make all of us nervous. The board is going to be talking about what ultimately will be a project costing billions of dollars. YOUR dollars. ...more

November 4, 2009

Pasco County's residential construction and real estate markets have been hammered to the canvas and show no signs of getting back on their feet. So Pasco officials anxious to reshape the county to their liking appear ready to pounce. ...more

October 28, 2009

An economic development task force has recommended that Hillsborough County "aggressively" push for a 1-cent sales tax in 2010 to fund mass transit. ...more

June 18, 2009

There are lots of bridges to cross and roads to travel for lawmakers bent on ending the time-honored practice of funneling money to their home states: at least 6,800 of them. It's as if the outcry over pet projects in big spending bills - commonly known as "earmarks" - never occurred. ...more

May 21, 2009

The area west of the University of South Florida may become the first Multimodal Transportation District in unincorporated Hillsborough County. ...more

March 4, 2009

Medicaid An additional $4.3 billion in funding over two years for the insurance program that, in Florida, serves about 2.2 million low-income families and individuals - half of them children - as well as people with disabilities. The $4.3 billion would reflect a boost from 55.4 percent to 67.8 percent in the rate at which the federal government matches what Florida spends on Medicaid. ...more

February 13, 2009

Leadership Tampa gives its annual Parke Wright III Award to a leader who has "made a significant difference in the Tampa Bay community." ...more

February 7, 2009

Don Kruse, twice defeated in prior runs for the Hillsborough County Commission, said he will try again in the November 2010 election, this time for Commissioner Jim Norman's countywide seat. ...more

February 7, 2009