Hillsborough County commissioners took the first step Wednesday toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 5, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners took the first step today toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 4, 2009

A Senate committee unanimously approved a proposed tobacco tax hike Thursday - but only after stripping out a $50 million earmark for Tampa's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. ...more

April 1, 2009

A Senate committee unanimously approved a proposed tobacco tax hike today – but only after stripping out a $50-million earmark for Tampa's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. ...more

March 31, 2009

The group that had been exploring the feasibility of turning the Palm Harbor area into a city announced Wednesday morning that it is calling a halt to its efforts for this year. ...more

March 25, 2009

There will be slightly less money for Tampa's redevelopment projects this year, and not just because there has been a significant drop in the city's property values. ...more

February 12, 2009

There will be slightly less money for Tampa's redevelopment projects this year, and not just because there's been an significant drop in the city's property values. ...more

February 11, 2009

Like many small communities that abut major cities, Temple Terrace has a huge traffic problem it can't control. The city has no jurisdiction over the main arteries of Fowler and Fletcher avenues or 56th Street, but the city's future growth is limited by these failing roads. ...more

July 5, 2008

A new park at the headwaters of the Pithlachascotee River soon will be open for hikes and family picnics now that the state has kicked in its share of the purchase price. ...more

June 7, 2008

Harley-Davidson is the bike of choice for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office motorcycle unit, and the agency is awaiting the county's purchase order to put seven new bikes on the road, agency spokesman Doug Tobin said. ...more

January 31, 2008