TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul says Seminole Indian gaming talks are at an impasse and he has asked a federal agency to intervene. ...more

October 21, 2009

Churchill Downs Inc. and Calder Race Course broke ground Wednesday on a 104,000-square-foot slots and gaming facility. It will be the county's first casino other than cruise ships. ...more

June 3, 2009

Legislative negotiators have agreed on a plan to expand gambling at Seminole Indian casinos. ...more

May 6, 2009

House and Senate negotiators have agreed the state's share of expanded gambling at Seminole Indian casinos should go to education. ...more

May 5, 2009

It would cost more to drive a car and go to college, and some top school officials may take pay cuts under the Florida Senate's budget draft released Friday. ...more

March 28, 2009

It would cost more to drive a car and go to college and some top school officials may take pay cuts under the Florida Senate's first budget draft released Friday. ...more

March 27, 2009

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March 25, 2009

A day after Gov. Charlie Crist urged state lawmakers to quickly approve a gaming compact he negotiated with the Seminole tribe, key lawmakers said they might not seal the deal before their 60-day session ends. ...more

March 5, 2009

The evidence of Jesse Sumner's presence in Pasco County is everywhere, from the names of streets to the names of thousands of people descended from him. ...more

February 21, 2009

Whittled to its essence, three messages emerged from Friday's annual summit of Pasco's state legislative delegation, where lawmakers entertained the concerns of local elected officials and agency chiefs. ...more

January 25, 2009