Charlie Amaral of New Port Richey wants Pasco County to be careful in investing its public funds. ...more

November 19, 2008

The conflicting claims over Highlands County's longstanding past practice of dumping unneeded fill materials collected by the Road and Bridge department on private properties won't be settled until the end of this year or early 2009. ...more

November 6, 2008

OUR OPINION ...more

November 1, 2008

Next Tuesday, at Firemen's Field, the public will have a chance to support and learn more about Ag-Venture, a local program that educates students about agriculture, and enjoy a rib-eye steak dinner with home made ice cream. ...more

October 23, 2008

Bob Germaine, 57, said if he's elected, he won't be a one-term clerk. He's been working in the office for 36 years and is Luke Brooker's chief deputy on the criminal courts side. ...more

October 12, 2008

A controversial voter education campaign by Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson cost the county's taxpayers more than $127,000 this year. That figure does not include more than $100,000 that Johnson's office spent on mailing voter registration cards to the county's 668,800 registered voters in the past week. ...more

October 7, 2008

In July, the FBI arrested a 35-year-old man and charged him with wire fraud after the Florida Department of Financial Services discovered some $5.7 million in state funds in his personal account. ...more

October 4, 2008

It will be one of the world's largest asset management firms with an impressive $700 billion war chest. Nothing less than the global economy depends on its success. And the Treasury Department has barely a month to get it up and running. ...more

October 4, 2008

The Southwest Florida Water Management District wants to streamline its permitting process by giving its staff and executive more authority to grant or deny water and land use permits. ...more

September 30, 2008

Fewer water use, development permits would go before Swiftmud board. ...more

September 30, 2008