If a single attribute can describe the Hillsborough Legislative Delegation, it would be patience. The state lawmakers we've elected are an indefatigable bunch. ...more

November 26, 2007

The deadline is near to register to speak at the annual Pasco Legislative Delegation forum next month. Groups also need to submit requests for state funding through Community Budget Issue Requests by the same deadline, Friday, Nov. 30, according to state Rep. John Legg, R-Port Richey, the delegation chairman. ...more

November 24, 2007

Items of interest from the Nov. 13 city commission meeting include: •Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to the city's long-range plan that include the rezoning of recently annexed property. One amendment that was to be included in this round of public hearings - the rezoning of more than 1,000 acres of the Cone-Graham tract north of Interstate 4 - was postponed until summer 2008. ...more

November 21, 2007

A group studying the idea of turning the Palm Harbor area into a town took the concept before state lawmakers representing Pinellas County this morning. ...more

November 15, 2007

Your Nov. 11 editorial on two local bills submitted to the Hillsborough legislative delegation was strangely contradictory in examining the composition of countywide boards. The Tampa Tribune defends the inclusion of the cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City on the planning commission and sports authority boards yet denies the logic and fairness of city representation on the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission board. ...more

November 13, 2007

A proposed game of musical chairs with three local boards should be stopped before the elbowing and pushing for seats begins. ...more

November 11, 2007

They were civil, but city council members spent about an hour Thursday venting their frustrations about the city charter, saying they want an independent attorney and don't want the mayor to be the sole voice of the city. ...more

November 9, 2007

Two bills filed by local legislators have the potential to reignite tensions between Tampa and Hillsborough County. ...more

November 3, 2007