Regarding "Rolling The Dice On Ambition" (Metro, Nov. 27): State Rep. Marco Rubio may be the political opportunist that Dan Ruth infers, but that is not what has created this clamor. ...more

November 30, 2007

A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after he barricaded himself in his home when a SWAT team went in with a warrant and found two loaded handguns, officials said. ...more

November 28, 2007

These days, lots of important decisions about your life are being made in Tallahassee. ...more

November 25, 2007

These days, lots of important decisions about your life are being made in Tallahassee. How much property tax you will pay, what kind of insurance you can buy, whether public education and health care will be funded adequately. Increasingly, however, these decisions are being made in private, without the scrutiny of the public and the media. ...more

November 24, 2007

SEBRING — Teachers overwhelmingly approved their employment contract Friday, which represents about a 9 to 11 percent increase in salary and benefits over an 18-month period starting Dec. 1. Also, the number of pay steps have been reduced for the second consecutive year, which helps teachers move up the pay ladder faster, said chief negotiator and union president Steve Picklesimer. Two years ago there were 19 steps. Last year two steps were eliminated. This year's agreement cut out four more steps resulting in a total of 13 steps. The 18-month contract roughly represents a 3 - 4 percent increase in salary and benefits this year and a 6 - 7 percent increase in salary and benefits next year, Picklesimer said Monday. ...more

November 6, 2007

Weeks have passed since the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the union that represents deputies reached an impasse in negotiating a new contract. ...more

October 8, 2007

TAMPA - Weeks have passed since the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the union that represents deputies reached an impasse in negotiating a new contract. ...more

October 7, 2007

Safety Harbor officials want limitations imposed on how much Clearwater is able to raise fees to process this city's recyclable material, before it enters into a long-term contract. ...more

October 6, 2007

TEMPLE TERRACE - The site of a future arts education center has been identified by Temple Terrace officials in their efforts to revitalize the city's downtown. ...more

October 3, 2007

Fewer area schools are finding themselves on the district's crowded list, thanks to slowing growth and classroom additions. ...more

September 22, 2007