Anyone can trip up when filing tax returns, from seniors on fixed incomes to former senators. ...more

February 4, 2009

With development rapidly encroaching upon rural parts of Florida, the need to maintain green space has resulted in unprecedented purchases of land by governmental agencies and environmental advocacy groups. The resulting costs to taxpayers for acquisitions and management were onerous in good economic times, but, given today's financial environment, have become cost prohibitive. During the past several years there has been increasing pressure to find creative, innovative and cost effective ways to protect and preserve Florida's natural habitats. The most popular and widely accepted method is the use of conservation easements. ...more

January 27, 2009

The fire district's millage cap will remain at 2.50 after all. Robert Schenck made waves when he decided last month to reduce it from 2.75. ...more

January 24, 2009

Project comes in at half the cost. ...more

January 19, 2009

The future of the Tampa Bay Rays depends on more than skilled players. The team needs a new ballpark to replace the antiquated Tropicana Field. Selecting the right location is critical to the team's success. ...more

January 14, 2009

The recent fiasco at the Hillsborough supervisor of elections office seems to be compounded by a considerable lack of oversight by the county. ...more

January 12, 2009

Hillsborough County appears to have wasted $500,000 in studying the widening of a rural section of Lithia-Pinecrest Road southeast of Brandon that the county now says it has no intention of actually widening. ...more

January 11, 2009

36 cents Amount the inspector general assigned to NASA saved taxpayers for every dollar the agency spent ...more

January 11, 2009

Pasco County commissioners did the right thing earlier this week by raising so many legitimate objections a developer withdrew ill-conceived plans for a 266-home subdivision in a rural-protection area outside Dade City. ...more

January 10, 2009

An unbiased evaluation of the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission, contracted for a state agency, praises the board's independence and value. ...more

January 6, 2009