Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

Hillsborough County's elections office is still in deep financial trouble despite getting an emergency $2.2 million allocation today from county commissioners to pay for optical scan voting machines. ...more

February 4, 2009

New county Commissioner Kevin Beckner wants to hear from his constituents directly. ...more

January 28, 2009

Although the Florida Legislature slashed budgets for schools, children's health care and living assistance for the elderly in its recent special session, it ignored a couple of easy fixes - loopholes in corporate tax law - that could have produced revenue to avoid some of the worst cuts. ...more

January 22, 2009

While the Florida Legislature slashed budgets for schools, children's health care and living assistance for the elderly in its recent special session, it ignored a couple of easy fixes – loopholes in corporate tax law -- that could have produced revenue to avoid some of the worst cuts. ...more

January 21, 2009

Neither rain nor cold nor massive crowds will keep them away from Washington, D.C. next week. ...more

January 17, 2009

I would just like to take this opportunity to thank Highlands County Commissioner Don Bates for his active participation in the Placid Lakes Homeowners Association meetings. It is a pleasure to see an elected official exemplify true representative behaviors. ...more

December 17, 2008

The week between Christmas and New Year's Eve tends to be a difficult time to get work done. ...more

December 16, 2008

New county boss says budget demands it ...more

November 27, 2008

When he ran for county commissioner, James Adkins loudly proclaimed his stance as a fiscal conservative. ...more

November 27, 2008