The Florida Senate appears to have come to consensus on a $1 a pack cigarette tax increase, plus comparable taxes on other tobacco products including cigars - news that raised an alarm for Tampa's cigar industry Monday. ...more

March 31, 2009

The state Senate appears to have consensus on increasing taxes on tobacco products. ...more

March 30, 2009

For genuinely civilized members of this (as far as we know, still) free nation, few acts of our democratic republic surpass executions for their ability to induce gooseflesh. ...more

February 13, 2009

Republican John McCain is trying to keep Florida from swinging to the Democrats with a cross-state bus tour and a series of 'Joe the Plumber' events aimed at blue-collar workers. ...more

October 23, 2008

As a winner of the Heisman Trophy, QB Tim Tebow has a vote in this year's vote for the prestigious award. ...more

October 22, 2008

With a timely endorsement from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, there's new life to the idea of Congress returning to Washington next month to pass a second round of measures aimed at injecting life into the economy. ...more

October 21, 2008

Colin Powell, a Republican and retired general who was President Bush's first secretary of state, broke with the party Sunday and endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a "transformational figure" while criticizing the tone of John McCain's campaign. ...more

October 20, 2008

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday, describing the Illinois senator as a "transformational figure." ...more

October 19, 2008

Christopher Buckley's endorsement of Barack Obama - followed by his abrupt departure from the back page of the magazine his father founded, National Review - has caused a ripple of contempt from the conservative right. ...more

October 18, 2008

The developer's failure to sign up a second anchor tenant for Temple Terrace's downtown revitalization effort is among the issues that continue to hold up the project. ...more

September 10, 2008