Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stepped back from the brink in their war of words Thursday, with each pulling harsh radio ads from local airwaves and seeking to play down intraparty tensions. ...more

January 25, 2008

Plagued by an empty bank account, GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee has cut back his Florida schedule to a bare minimum and may be aiming his campaign at Super Tuesday on Feb. 5 rather than the Sunshine State on Jan. 29. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - Plagued by an empty bank account, GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee has cut back his Florida schedule to a bare minimum and may be aiming his campaign at Super Tuesday on Feb. 5 rather than the Sunshine State on Jan. 29. ...more

January 22, 2008

Michael Mattia of Tarpon Springs critical of city officials' opposition to proposed state property tax system changes. ...more

January 8, 2008

The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are navigating a far different set of issues as they approach the Iowa caucuses today than when they first started campaigning here a year ago, and that is likely to change even more as the campaigns move next to New Hampshire. ...more

January 3, 2008

Wide public discontent over the war in Iraq helped sweep Democrats to the control of Congress last year. But Iraq is becoming less of an issue for both parties, either on the campaign trail or in the nation's capital, ahead of the fast-approaching presidential primaries. ...more

December 30, 2007

State education leaders wouldn't discuss controversial proposed science standards for Florida public schools at a meeting Tuesday, even after a group of parents drove 200 miles to Tampa to give input. ...more

December 12, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The health problems and other personal setbacks that caused Cathi Martin to miss numerous Pasco County School Board meetings in the last year continue to haunt the third-term board member. ...more

November 26, 2007

The people who try to improve lives of older Floridians in long-term care launched a statewide series of town hall meetings Thursday on how to do that job better. ...more

November 9, 2007

Mayor Pam Iorio never knows what issues might crop up at one of her town hall meetings, and Tuesday's session at Sheehy Elementary on 40th Street was no different. ...more

October 20, 2007