The Tampa Bay Council of World Affairs & Commerce has scheduled a Sept. 10 debate titled "The U.S. Cuba Embargo: Should It Be Suspended?" ...more

August 7, 2009

Bans on using state dollars for university embryonic stem cell research and student trips to Cuba and other terrorist-linked countries will not be in Florida's budget. ...more

May 3, 2009

For three weeks, they've listened. Now comes the hard part. Lawmakers spent the first weeks of their spring session listening as state agencies rolled out the stark options for shrinking the $65 billion state budget. ...more

March 24, 2009

A Florida law that would make it more expensive for travel agents to book trips to Cuba interferes with existing federal regulation of travel to the communist island, according to a report by the U.S. Justice Department. ...more

March 23, 2009

Working through the weekend, Florida legislators crafted a deal to close the state's budget gap using big chunks of the state's reserve funds and trust funds intended for specific purposes, including the Lawton Chiles Endowment anti-tobacco fund. ...more

January 12, 2009

There isn't much leafy color around here come fall, but there are plenty of vibrant hues on City Hall's walls. ...more

October 14, 2008

From a battle of the bands to a cemetery tour, there are a host of activities on tap to celebrate the city of Brooksville's 153 years. ...more

October 10, 2008

A federal judge has struck down the heart of a law that would have banned state universities from organizing academic research trips to Cuba, calling it unconstitutional. ...more

August 30, 2008

Teresa Aral, a travel agent in South Florida, was relieved after learning she did not have to pay the state a quarter of a million dollars to keep booking trips to Cuba. ...more

July 27, 2008

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law that would have imposed a stiff bond and other restrictions on travel agencies and charter companies booking trips to Cuba. ...more

July 2, 2008