Government brokers responsible for collecting billions of dollars in federal oil royalties operated in a "culture of substance abuse and promiscuity" that included having sex with energy company employees, accepting lavish gifts and rigging contracts to favored firms, investigators said Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008

Feudalistic Society ...more

September 11, 2008

County Administrator David Hamilton is due to get his six-month evaluation from county commissioners this month. ...more

September 6, 2008

One day after the county administrator said he would propose a 2 percent raise for government employees making less than $65,000, a Teamsters representative has weighed in on the issue. ...more

September 2, 2008

It looks as if County Attorney Garth Coller will no longer get his $300 monthly gas allowance. ...more

August 29, 2008

Government employees who make $65,000 or more annually will be asked to forego any salary raises this year. ...more

August 29, 2008

Government employees who make $65,000 or more annually will be asked to forego any salary raises this year. ...more

August 29, 2008

It looks as if County Attorney Garth Coller will no longer get his $300 monthly gas allowance. ...more

August 29, 2008

Not every city controversy makes its way to YouTube. This one did, though: Should firefighters get the pay raise they say they deserve, or should Mayor Pam Iorio prevail in her attempt to try to hold down personnel costs? ...more

August 21, 2008

TAMPA - Not every city controversy makes its way to YouTube. ...more

August 20, 2008