Voters will decide a contentious tax battle involving Sarasota County schools today. At stake, millions of dollars used mainly to pay teachers. The debate has parents and volunteers trying to get out the vote using a phone bank set up inside the Sarasota County Democratic Party headquarters. Rita Ferrandino said while the party has offered the use of its site, Republicans, Democrats and independents have all worked side by side in the last week trying to push people to the polls. ...more

March 16, 2010

A new day could be dawning in medicines understanding of the debilitating bone-loss ailment osteoporosis after researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reported discovering an age-related mechanism associated with the ailment. ...more

March 3, 2010

The Florida Supreme Court refused today to reinstate a Tampa lawyer who was suspended in 2006. The court denied a request by Linda Thompson to let her resume practicing law. She was suspended for two years in 2006 for failing to properly represent clients and engaging in conduct involving fraud or deceit. She also failed to provide a written response to the Florida Bar's investigation of the case. ...more

February 18, 2010

Hillsborough County commissioners made it clear Wednesday they are not trying to steal the Tampa Bay Rays from St. Petersburg and want to work with officials across the Bay to keep the baseball team in the region. ...more

February 18, 2010

Unable to find a way to keep people from parking across sidewalks, Pasco County commissioners tried a different approach Tuesday afternoon. ...more

February 10, 2010

The competitors of Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien are pouncing on the late-night mess at NBC and using it as fodder for jokes — some of them scathing. ...more

January 13, 2010

The long, steady holiday build-up from just before Halloween has culminated in the gift-giving of Christmas. I hope everyone got (and gave) what they wanted, even as purse strings remain tight and the economic outlook is uncertain. ...more

January 1, 2010

Sarah Thomas made history at the Pizza Bowl on Saturday, becoming the first woman to officiate a bowl game when she worked the matchup between Ohio and Marshall. ...more

December 27, 2009

County bosses have differing ideas about uniting with rank and file over furloughs. ...more

December 23, 2009

As you may know, the House of Representatives just passed H.R. 4314, a bill to raise the amount of debt that the United States can legally issue in your name. ...more

December 20, 2009