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TaxWatch List Pecks At 'Turkeys'
The Tampa Bay area's transportation authority appeared Friday on Florida TaxWatch's list of "budget turkeys," raising the specter of a possible funding veto for a second straight year. ...more
May 31, 2008
Lawmakers Unscramble Legislative Issues
Offshore oil drilling, the budget squeeze and the declining economy were among the topics at an annual breakfast where local lawmakers shared with the community highlights of the recent legislative session. ...more
May 31, 2008
Representative Touts Progress
State Rep. Rich Glorioso gives the House of Representatives good marks for its efforts during the 2008 legislative session. ...more
May 24, 2008
Lawmakers Share Challenges At Annual Breakfast
PLANT CITY Offshore oil drilling, the budget squeeze and the declining economy were among the topics at an annual breakfast where local lawmakers shared with the community highlights of the recent legislative session. ...more
May 22, 2008
State Support Of TBARTA Crucial To Mission
During the 2007 legislative session, the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority was created. ...more
May 22, 2008
Lenient Climate For Painkillers Adds To Florida's Heartache
If you're middle-aged, you're more likely to be accidentally killed or injured by prescription drugs than by a car crash. If you're in high school, one in 10 of your classmates has abused powerful pain medication. ...more
May 19, 2008
Private-School Students Deserve Chance On Public-School Fields
In the waning days of the legislative session, lawmakers passed a pilot project allowing private-school students to play sports on public-school teams. ...more
May 12, 2008
Legislator Vies For State Rules On Where Sex Offenders May Live
No one likes them. And no one wants to be accused of defending them. But state Sen. Dave Aronberg figured that even the most vilified members of society shouldn't be living under bridges, as a group of Miami sex offenders was doing last year because strict local laws eliminated almost all housing options for them. ...more
May 12, 2008
Florida Back To The Future: Build Prisons, Cut Schools
The Miami Herald's analysis probably said it best: The big winners in the new state budget are prison builders; the big losers are public schools. ...more
May 6, 2008
An Emotional Legislative Session Winds Down
They laughed - a lot - but cried plenty as well as they passed more than 270 new laws affecting everything from your property taxes to license plates for your car. ...more
May 4, 2008
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