The Tampa City Council has given its approval to a new contract with the police. The council on Thursday approved the measure without discussion. ...more

March 19, 2010

far away for some members. First-time visitors no longer will walk into the office and think, "This is it?" said President Pat Crowley. ...more

March 6, 2010

Greg Coler, who headed Florida's massive Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services from 1987 to 1991, has died. He was 65. ...more

March 5, 2010

I thought the Hillsborough County commissioners' workshop this week was supposed to be about the upcoming budget. ...more

February 26, 2010

Commissioners have unanimously approved a contract with architect Lisa Wannemacher that could pay her firm $256,143 to design a new city hall and police complex. ...more

February 15, 2010

Pasco County residents called for jury duty will get a free pass on the county's bus system under a program approved Tuesday morning. ...more

February 10, 2010

Pasco County residents called for jury duty will get a free pass on the county's bus system under a program approved this morning. ...more

February 9, 2010

In 2008, the U.S. government collected $2.5 trillion in taxes and spent $2.96 trillion. Three departments spent roughly two-thirds of the money: The Department of Health and Human Services received $770 billion; $650 billion went to the Department of Defense; the Treasury received $550 billion, 75 percent of which paid annual interest on the national debt. ...more

February 5, 2010

Will you suggest a guideline for requesting items of interest to the membership be included in the agenda of the annual meeting? We would like to have a forum to debate. ...more

January 31, 2010

President Barack Obama is essentially grounding plans to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more. ...more

January 28, 2010