County commissioners don't like a proposed state law they believe could raise rates even more for Aloha Utilities customers in southwestern Pasco. ...more

February 24, 2009

Election chiefs in Florida walk a fine line between politics and the oath of office. ...more

February 21, 2009

When Progress Energy announced plans more than two years ago to build a nuclear plant in Levy County, the project met little resistance. ...more

February 21, 2009

ST&D! Translation: Stop Texting and Drive! That's the message state Sen. Carey Baker wants to send Florida motorists who exchange short text messages on their cell phones and other handheld devices while driving. ...more

February 17, 2009

Stop Texting and Drive! That's the "message" that state Sen. Carey Baker is sending to Florida drivers who exchange short text messages on their cell phones and other handheld devices while en route. ...more

February 16, 2009

In the weeks and months before Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on charges he tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat, Roland Burris, whom Blagojevich would ultimately appoint to the Senate, had conversations about the seat with the governor's brother, his chief of staff, and one of his top fundraisers, Burris has acknowledged. ...more

February 15, 2009

House foundations aren't all they're cracked up to be, Pasco County commissioners discussed this week. ...more

February 4, 2009

The Seminole tribe is offering an instant $288 million and the promise of thousands of new jobs to state lawmakers reviewing the tribe's gambling compact. ...more

February 3, 2009

State lawmakers in the West Pasco area are taking up the cause of protecting informants after Rachel Hoffman, a Florida State University graduate, was killed during a botched drug sting operation by police. The proposal, called Rachel's Law, has the backing of state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, and state Rep. Peter Nehr, R-Tarpon Springs. ...more

January 28, 2009

"Dateline NBC" will air a report tonight into the case of Rachel Hoffman, a Clearwater resident fatally shot in May while acting as a confidential informant for Tallahassee police. ...more

January 23, 2009