The money is better off in the hands of teachers rather than sitting at a bank. ...more

December 11, 2008

Sheriff Richard Nugent confirmed Tuesday he has reached an agreement with the county administrator to transfer emergency management operations to his department. ...more

November 26, 2008

The board of the South Florida Water Management District has approved changes to a deal to buy U.S. Sugar Corps' land in the Everglades. ...more

November 13, 2008

Executives of Syniverse Holdings are on a cross-country road trip visiting dozens of top investors to try to calm nerves after stock in the company fell more than 50 percent late this week. ...more

November 8, 2008

County attorney Garth Coller's counterproposal to a contract offer has been rejected, prompting the county commission to schedule time at its Tuesday meeting to try to break the impasse. ...more

October 16, 2008

When a member of the public addressed the Spring Hill fire board Wednesday clutching a copy of the proposed labor agreement, the chairman wanted to know how it wound up in his hands. ...more

September 27, 2008

WEDNESDAY: McCain announces he is suspending his campaign and will not debate Friday unless a bailout agreement is reached. He urges Obama to do the same. Obama says he called McCain about issuing a joint statement on the bailout earlier and will go on with the debate. ...more

September 27, 2008

School bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other school support staff workers are slated to receive a small pay raise under a tentative contract agreement. ...more

September 26, 2008

Among the tweaks to Pasco County's newly adopted 2008-09 budget is $1 million set aside to man the first stage of the addition to the Land O' Lakes Jail. ...more

September 25, 2008

Contract talks between the Highlands County School District and the school support personnel union are scheduled to resume Tuesday after negotiations were suspended during the summer. ...more

September 22, 2008