Reconvening after a four-month break, the county's Transportation Task Force on Monday quickly sketched out its main goal for next year: work with other agencies on a long-range transportation plan that emphasizes mass transit. ...more

December 4, 2007

In an unusual political wrinkle, Mayor Pam Iorio and City Councilman Charlie Miranda both are trying to launch political campaigns - but not for themselves. ...more

November 16, 2007

A power struggle has erupted between the city council and Mayor Pam Iorio's administration over who calls the shots. ...more

November 6, 2007

Time was when a societal reference to 'green' mainly meant hard-core, environmental activism. It conjured up the Sierra Club, pricey solar panels and visceral opposition to the pave-over-paradise crowd. And it connoted trade-offs: What's the economic downside to tree-hugging naivete? ...more

October 24, 2007

A slumping economy has forced Hillsborough County budget officials to significantly downgrade estimates on how many millions will be collected from the Community Investment Tax, which helps pay for everything from road improvements to new schools. ...more

October 2, 2007