Pinellas County has some important hiring decisions to make as it fills a couple of important slots: superintendent of schools and county administrator. ...more

September 5, 2008

When write-in candidates manipulate the election process by slamming precinct doors on voters, as they've done to 280,000 people in Pasco and Hillsborough counties this election season, it's time to fight back. ...more

July 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The next Pinellas County administrator might be required to live in the county, and that could pose a problem for the husband of Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. ...more

July 3, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The next Pinellas administrator might be required to live in the county, and that could pose a problem for the husband of Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. Mark Woodard, an assistant county administrator in Pinellas, is among four finalists chosen by county commissioners Tuesday for the top administrative post. ...more

July 2, 2008

Once again in Florida, a write-in candidate for public office is taking advantage of a damaging loophole in state law that threatens to leave more than 100,000 voters with no voice in an election. ...more

June 30, 2008

County commission chairman Ted Schrader and Tampa firefighter John Nicolette will face off in a closed Republican primary Aug. 26 in probably the biggest surprise of qualifying day Friday. ...more

June 21, 2008

Hotly contested local elections and efforts to educate voters have prompted nearly 10,000 requests for absentee ballots for the Aug. 26 primary. ...more

June 18, 2008

At least two county commissioners don't mind one more change to the ballot language. ...more

June 13, 2008

Hillsborough County leaders who shepherded a planned $1 million expansion of recreation facilities at Carrollwood Elementary School struck a conciliatory tone on Monday, admitting they skirted community input before approving the project. ...more

June 7, 2008

CARROLLWOOD Hillsborough County leaders who shepherded a planned $1 million expansion of recreation facilities at Carrollwood Elementary School struck a conciliatory tone on Monday, admitting they skirted community input before approving the project. ...more

June 4, 2008