Funding for a pro-abstinence, anti-abortion program would disappear under a plan advancing in the Senate. ...more

January 7, 2009

Funding for a pro-abstinence, anti-abortion program would disappear under a plan advancing in the Senate. Nan Rich, vice-chairwoman of the Senate Health Appropriations panel, is pushing to eliminate all $600,000 remaining in this year's budget for an abstinence-only education and crisis pregnancy program that counsels women about abortion alternatives. ...more

January 6, 2009

Former Gov. Jeb Bush says he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez. ...more

January 6, 2009

This Chris Stein might not be as well known as the guitarist of the same name who was a co-founder of the new wave rock band Blondie. But the 20-year-old New Port Richey singer and rising star hopes to change that in the near future. ...more

January 1, 2009

The death of "the Strawberry King," visits by presidential candidates, a shooting that temporarily paralyzed the city and a veteran politician's return to office were among the top stories of 2008. ...more

December 31, 2008

If former Gov. Jeb Bush decides to run for U.S. Senate, he could find himself facing an old foe. ...more

December 30, 2008

He's been a big fish in the relatively small pond that is Pasco County Republican politics. Bill Bunting is now swimming in a much bigger GOP pond. Bunting had to retire as chairman of the Pasco Republican Executive Committee when he was elected state committeeman for the Florida Republican Party in November. ...more

December 27, 2008

David Schmitt knows he is different from the rest. For a hobbyist and small-scale exhibitor, he has an extensive collection. ...more

December 8, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist took a pricey 12-day trip to Europe this summer, hitting taxpayers with a $430,000 bill amid a sagging economy, a newspaper reported. ...more

December 7, 2008

Pasco County tree farmers will present locally grown Christmas trees to Gov. Charlie Crist and other top state officials at the state Capitol today. ...more

December 4, 2008