Spring Hill residents went to the polls in November and voted overwhelmingly to make their fire district independent. ...more

December 13, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist wants tougher emissions standards for vehicles sold in Florida by 2013. The standards would force manufacturers to reduce new car and truck emissions in Florida by 10 million metric tons by 2020 - the equivalent of taking nearly 1.1 million vehicles off of the road per year. ...more

December 3, 2008

State officials return to the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission next week to argue that Florida should adopt California's tough emission standards for cars and light trucks. ...more

November 29, 2008

Jay Rowden and Ana Trinque don't agree on much when it comes to politics. ...more

November 21, 2008

8:30 a.m.: Mike Godwin stood out from the crowd at the First United Methodist Church in Lutz, or at least from the line. As people exited cars and scurried to the end of the line, Godwin kept away but always making sure he could be seen. That's because he was sporting a shirt with the name of Ed Homan, a Republican candidate for the state Legislature. He was at the poll on his own, not part of an organized effort by the campaign. ...more

November 4, 2008

The region's transportation authority finally has a permanent executive director, but his tenure will depend on whether the governmental agency can get funding. ...more

October 25, 2008

Environmentalists and the automobile industry are scrambling to make their case to the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission, which Wednesday is considering tougher emissions and fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles. ...more

October 25, 2008

The region's transportation authority today hired a permanent executive director, but whether he remains will depend on funding for the governmental body. ...more

October 24, 2008

Students in crowded classrooms at the University of South Florida may see relief next fall now that the university has advertised dozens of jobs for new faculty members. ...more

October 10, 2008

Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has set up a task force to protect the state's elderly from financial fraud. The task force had its first meeting Monday in Tampa, hearing from victims with an eye on proposing legislation to toughen state statutes. ...more

October 7, 2008