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Hillsborough Elections Chief Earns Praise
Just 10 weeks into her tenure as the county's elections supervisor, Phyllis Busansky continues to benefit from a simple fact: She's not Buddy Johnson. ...more
March 19, 2009
Nadel Expected To Be Seen As 'Mini-Madoff,' Papers Show
A Florida hedge fund manager accused of bilking investors of up to $350 million told family members he expected to be labeled a "mini-Madoff" after disappearing on a two-week jaunt across the country before turning himself in, court documents filed Thursday show. ...more
February 12, 2009
Do An Audit On School District
Rosemary Vieira of Palm Harbor says the Pinellas School District needs to be audited after School Board votes to close schools because of falling tax revenue. ...more
January 31, 2009
Zoo's CEO Takes Leave Of Absence
Lex Salisbury, Lowry Park's Zoo's embattled president and chief executive officer, is taking an immediate leave of absence. ...more
October 4, 2008
'Rhinogate' Distresses Mayor
Mayor Pam Iorio said she wants to find out more about a now-defunct plan to hand over a baby rhinoceros from Lowry Park Zoo to a private exotic-animal park owned by the zoo's chief executive officer. ...more
September 16, 2008
Zoo's Rhino Deal With Private Park Concerns Tampa Mayor
Mayor Pam Iorio said she is concerned about a deal that would have handed over a baby rhinoceros from Lowry Park Zoo to a private theme park owned by the zoo's chief executive officer. ...more
September 15, 2008
County Asks To See Zoo's Safari Wild Audit
Hillsborough County's top administrator wants Lowry Park Zoo to make sure that no county money was used for zoo President Lex Salisbury's private exotic-animal park in Polk County. ...more
September 13, 2008
Tampa Mayor To Safari Wild: Zoo Must Be Repaid
Safari Wild must repay taxpayer-funded Lowry Park Zoo for any money it paid to the Polk County exotic-animal park and for barns the zoo built on the property, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio said Wednesday. ...more
September 11, 2008
Zoo Makes Necessary Divorce From Director's Venture
Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury has helped transform what 20 years ago was the country's worst zoo into what Child Magazine rates as the nation's best for its size. ...more
August 28, 2008
Sink Says Outside Audit Of WellCare Is Needed
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has called for an independent audit to ensure that Florida receives "every last dime" that WellCare Health Plans owes the state. ...more
July 26, 2008
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