Overhauling of the state agency that regulates utilities took a first step toward passage this week. ...more

February 7, 2010

Overhauling of the state agency that regulates utilities took a first step toward passage this week. That would prevent last September's controversy surround the exchange of confidential telephone text messages between aides to PSC members and utility representatives, Giordano said. The proposed changes would restrict departing PSC officials and staff from taking jobs as lobbyists for regulated utilities for up to two years after leaving the state agency. ...more

February 6, 2010

Crime does not pay. But state lawmakers are learning the hard lesson that get-tough laws do not pay either, primarily because of the expense of running prisons. ...more

February 5, 2010

The rescheduled Pasco Legislative Delegation meeting is back on track for Tuesday. ...more

January 24, 2010

The rescheduled Pasco Legislative Delegation meeting is back on track for Tuesday, Jan. 26. ...more

January 16, 2010

Crime does not pay. But state lawmakers are learning the hard lesson that get-tough laws do not pay either, primarily because of the expense of running prisons. ...more

January 13, 2010

Letters to the editor from Dec. 30 West Pasco print editions. ...more

December 30, 2009

Happily, some seasonal giving can be accomplished without ever visiting a store or a Web site. As we have written before, Christmas isn't Christmas - for that matter, Hanukkah isn't Hanukkah - until certain holiday wishes are bestowed on certain deserving Pasco folks. Naughty or nice, it's all the same. This Space now presents its more-or-less annual holiday gift list. ...more

December 30, 2009

State lawmakers might consider giving the official green light to red-light cameras. A proposal could finally establish statewide standards in 2010 - and perhaps a cut of the revenue. ...more

December 9, 2009

State Sen. Michael Fasano is taking Pinellas County to task for failing to implement a program he shepherded through the Legislature. County officials should continue to take their time. ...more

November 14, 2009