Spring Hill Taxpayers Can't Afford Fire Contract ...more

October 7, 2008

Q: Can a board of directors approve a special assessment simply to balance a budget? The members have been assessed what amounts to an additional fiscal quarter because the new board members have determined that there is a shortfall. Shouldn't a full membership vote be required for any assessments not deemed an emergency by the governor? BR, Naples ...more

October 5, 2008

In this city long associated with the peace movement, some teens are taking an unlikely stance - campaigning to keep the armed forces' Junior ROTC program in public schools. ...more

October 2, 2008

Monday night, Tarpon Springs Planning and Zoning Board members John Tarapani and William Vinson wisely chose to honor a request from a Wal-Mart attorney that they not take part in the board's deliberations on proposed changes in the development for the retailer's proposed store on U.S. 19. Tarapani and Vinson are on record as opposed to Wal-Mart's plans to one of its giant retail complexes adjacent to the Anclote River. ...more

September 27, 2008

The leader of Florida's public university system today called for a continued freeze on the size of freshmen classes, warning that continued economic woes would only erode educational quality otherwise. ...more

September 25, 2008

Last week, United School Employees of Pasco, the union that represents School District employees, said contract talks with the district have stalled. ...more

September 24, 2008

The Pinellas County School Board voted 7-0 this morning to approve a three-year contract to make Janssen the superintendent of schools. ...more

September 23, 2008

The Cory Lake Isles Community Development District board has awarded its landscaping contract to a company not owned by developer Gene Thomason for the first time. ...more

September 19, 2008

District officials may be working with less, but students shouldn't feel the pinch. ...more

September 18, 2008

Another half-baked idea by Commissioner Jim Norman is to rename the county's moral courage award for the late Ralph Hughes, a wealthy business owner who advocated tirelessly for lower taxes and less regulation. ...more

September 17, 2008