Light rail expansion in Florida started rolling out of the station as state lawmakers got onboard with legislation during a special session. ...more

December 20, 2009

Light rail expansion in Florida started rolling out of the station this week as state lawmakers got on board with legislation during a special session. ...more

December 11, 2009

Dogged by spending controversies, party rifts and even calls for his ouster, state Republican Party chairman Jim Greer received a welcome vote of confidence from his executive board on Thursday. ...more

December 10, 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

Even if her straying husband had asked her to, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she wouldn't have stood with Gov. Mark Sanford when he faced cameras to tell the world about his affair with an Argentine woman. ...more

December 8, 2009

A rainy-season ban of nitrogen-based fertilizers would curtail a major water polluter and spare Hillsborough County millions of dollars in cleanup costs. ...more

December 8, 2009

Pasco County commissioners want to get to the bottom of the oil drilling issue, so they are planning a local workshop in January. ...more

December 5, 2009

A conservative state senator stunned his colleagues on Thursday when he announced that he was switching his "yes" vote on a commuter rail proposal to "no." Other senators who voted "no" in the past said they don't know how they will vote this time -- leaving the future of SunRail and TriRail all the more uncertain. ...more

December 3, 2009

Pasco County commissioners want to get to the bottom of the oil drilling issue, so they are planning a local workshop in January. "They said it's a done deal," County Commission Chairwoman Pat Mulieri said Tuesday about proposals to lift a ban on drilling near Florida coasts. ...more

December 1, 2009

We've all seen drivers who are paying more attention to their cell phones than to the traffic around them. ...more

November 29, 2009