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

Hillsborough School Board Chairwoman Jennifer Faliero only has a little more than a month left at the helm of this panel and given the dysfunction of this board and Faliero's attempts to muzzle opponents, that's a good thing. ...more

October 24, 2008

The executive director of the Tampa Sports Authority has come under fire for failing to disclose that a former board member had done consulting work for the authority's law firm. ...more

October 23, 2008

Challenger K-8 School will lose its school resource officer after all. ...more

October 23, 2008

Discourse turned ugly Tuesday night when the chairwoman of the Hillsborough County School Board tried to stop a board member from speaking and motioned for her to be removed from the room. ...more

October 22, 2008

Public school and community college leaders implored members of the state Board of Education today to keep their eyes on more money for schools and more support for classrooms as Florida's economy continues to sour. ...more

October 21, 2008

The only Hillsborough County School Board seat still to be decided is in District 7, where longest-sitting board member Carol Kurdell faces newcomer Stephen Gorham in a runoff. ...more

October 19, 2008

community involved," he said. Meanwhile, Magrini, 43, a self-employed human resources consultant who lives in Spring Hill, said that good spending practices would still allow the district to give teachers a 4.1 percent raise. He stressed the importance of retaining qualified teachers. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Tampa Housing Authority will be missing a board member Wednesday when it holds its monthly meeting. ...more

October 12, 2008

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October 11, 2008