Lawmakers may cut as much as $125 million out of the current state budget for K-12 public education, which could cost Hillsborough schools roughly $3 million a month through the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30. ...more

February 8, 2008

Robinson seniors Matt Willis and Joe Geerholt wanted so badly this season to give Knights wrestling coach Tommy Montero his first district title. So, understandably, Willis and Geerholt felt a relentless sting Saturday night. ...more

February 8, 2008

The roster of songs battling to represent Florida faces new competition, after a lawmaker from the Panhandle filed a bill Tuesday to designate a new tune as the official state anthem. ...more

January 9, 2008

Update Our Old Song Regarding "State Song Finalists Vie For Your Vote" (front page, Dec. 12): ...more

December 23, 2007

It's time for Floridians to name their tune. Internet voting has opened in the Just Sing, Florida! contest to find a new state song. Three final songs, culled from a pile of 243 entries, were announced Tuesday at a news conference at the state Capitol. ...more

December 11, 2007

The dream of many, for the city to purchase waterfront property on Alt. 19 at Pershing Street to be preserved as a park, may not be as costly as first envisioned. Florida Communities Trust recently awarded the city $4.515 million as its share of a matching grant to purchase the property in two phases. ...more

November 10, 2007

A soft real estate market forced the developer of the proposed Harbor Key Townhomes to ask for a one-year extension of the project's site plan approval permit from the city of Safety Harbor. ...more

November 3, 2007

TAMPA - Hopes are renewed that Florida's state song contest will be able to pull off an "American Idol" style finish, with nominations broadcast - and votes cast - via the Internet. ...more

September 24, 2007