Although anti-tax sentiment remains strong in Tallahassee, Gov. Charlie Crist is showing leadership by proposing the state begin charging a fee to bottle water companies that each day siphon millions of gallons of Florida's water for free. ...more

March 7, 2009

Hillsborough County leaders pushing to get a slice of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus money have submitted a $436.5 million list of "ready to go" road, bridge and water projects. ...more

January 27, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist told state agencies to speed up billions of dollars in approved construction and capital outlay projects through expedited approval and contracting. The projects will boost Florida's economy by creating thousands of jobs while improving roads, schools, parks and waterways. ...more

August 24, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist told state agency heads Thursday that he wants construction projects sped up so more money can be pumped into the sluggish state economy. ...more

August 15, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist spared parks, roads, drainage plans and dozens of other local projects from his veto pen Wednesday when he approved nearly every bit of the $66 billion budget that lawmakers submitted for the fiscal year starting July 1. ...more

June 12, 2008

President Bush on Friday refused to sign into law a $23 billion national water-projects bill that would authorize tens of millions of dollars for the Tampa Bay area and billions more for other projects in Florida. ...more

November 3, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist should recognize what a majority of lawmakers fail to understand: developing water resources is essential to Florida's future. ...more

October 25, 2007

House and Senate budget leaders Monday finalized an agreement to cut about $1.l billion in state spending. The two legislative chambers will vote on it Friday in what should be a mere formality. ...more

October 9, 2007

What appears to be happening with the cracks in the reservoir might not be due to sinkholes, but could it be a result of questionable quality of the soil cement that was used to construct the base? Why was $500,000 put in Tampa Bay Water's budget last year for 'maintenance' for the reservoir? Did someone know this was coming? Isn't taking $200,000 to 'fix' the reservoir going to diminish the regular maintenance money? Are these inflated costs or was there prior knowledge of defects? What is going on? ...more

September 10, 2007