The Hillsborough County Commission instructed its staff Wednesday to begin preparing a referendum on a 1-cent sales tax increase for transportation projects, including light rail. ...more

April 2, 2009

A blond girl heads from a playground into a women's restroom. A scruffy man, lurking outside, darts in behind her. "Your City Commission Made This Legal," the words on the TV screen read. ...more

January 10, 2009

A blond girl heads from a playground into a women's restroom. A scruffy man, lurking outside, darts in behind her. "Your City Commission Made This Legal," the words on the TV screen read. ...more

January 9, 2009

The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions. ...more

December 19, 2008

Even before former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke at Bell Shoals Baptist Church on Sunday morning, people were singing and dancing in the sanctuary. ...more

December 8, 2008

Even before former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke at Bell Shoals Baptist Church Sunday morning, people were singing and dancing in the sanctuary. ...more

December 7, 2008

The marijuana reform movement won two prized victories Tuesday, with Massachusetts voters decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the drug and Michigan joining 12 other states in allowing use of pot for medical purposes. Key ballot measures elsewhere addressed same-sex marriage and abortion. ...more

November 5, 2008

Asians can be barred from owning property in Florida - or so it says in the state constitution. ...more

October 26, 2008

MIAMI (AP) - Asians can be barred from owning property in Florida - or so it says in the state constitution. ...more

October 18, 2008

State starts its Conservation and Recreational Lands program, known as CARL, prompting then-Hillsborough County Commissioner Jan Platt to work toward a local land-preservation program. ...more

October 17, 2008