Classroom seats are filling fast at Hillsborough Community College, a result of a tight economy that has sent workers back to school and forced several state universities to cut back their admissions. ...more

June 22, 2008

The struggle over the independence of the Byrd Alzheimer's center eased Friday when the institute's board agreed to affiliate with the University of South Florida. ...more

June 21, 2008

GLOUCESTER, Mass. - A pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together is at least partly behind a sudden spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School, school officials said. ...more

June 20, 2008

Florida's public universities receive state money based on the growth in their enrollment. ...more

June 20, 2008

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691. ...more

June 18, 2008

"Politics," the late American newspaper editor and writer Charles Dudley Warner once quipped, "makes strange bedfellows." ...more

June 15, 2008

SEBRING —Voters in Highlands County are almost certain to see a 2/10ths of one mill bond issue on the November ballot to raise funds for the purchase of conservation lands. If voters approve the measure, the $1 million which the bond issue would raise per year would draw matching dollars from the state's Florida Forever program to buy important conversation land before it can be developed. Highlands County Commissioner Don Bates said he will vote to put the proposed bond issue to bring in matching state conservation funds on the ballot in November. Bates also said it appears very likely that there will be enough votes on the five-member county commission to submit the issue to the voters. ...more

June 14, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist's 2007-08 fiscal year budget was lean, and that foreshadowed tough financial times for local governments that depend on state money. ...more

June 12, 2008

The bills for the wicked hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005 are still coming in, and Floridians with insurance policies covering everything from autos to boats to homes will have to dig deeper to cover the tab. ...more

June 11, 2008

Normally, government officials need to be very cautious when they plan to spend millions of dollars on a project. But in the case of a proposed hurricane shelter in Hudson, Pasco County officials would be very wise to expedite construction. ...more

June 11, 2008