Tampa International Airport plans to create more than 265 jobs in two projects beginning this summer with the help of $8 million from the federal stimulus package, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said this morning. ...more

March 23, 2009

Builders and developers could soon find it easier to build in cities across Florida. ...more

March 19, 2009

Miami's City Commission has pushed a $639 million Florida Marlins ballpark a step closer to reality. ...more

March 19, 2009

With the recession raging, are people still visiting Tampa for a vacation? Answers could come today. ...more

March 19, 2009

Florida's circuit court clerks have won a compromise in the state Senate, killing part of a bill that would have taken away their power to collect fees and perform other duties. ...more

March 19, 2009

Crying About Impact Fees Oh my goodness! The poor developers and Hernando County Commissioner Jim Adkins are crying again about having the developers pay impact fees that help provide infrastructure to areas that are being developed. ...more

March 19, 2009

After reading Dallas Dunlap's letter this past Sunday, I continue to be amazed at the hypocrisy by some who after nearly eight years railing against deficit spending when George Bush was in office don't have a problem with it now that Barack Obama is in office. ...more

March 18, 2009

No one would argue that interim City Manager Ellen Posivach has had her hands full since taking that position nearly three months ago. So busy, in fact, that it wasn't until the City Council's March 10 meeting that she got around to the small matter of being properly paid for the job she's been doing. Posivach presented an outline for a contract proposal at the meeting. While the Council agreed - for the most part - that she has been doing a fine job and the current terms of employment need to be reviewed, they decided a bit of negotiating was in order. ...more

March 18, 2009

Valerie Iengo of Port Richey believes Washington, D.C., has a proven record of wasteful spending. The American people are capable of doing better, she writes. ...more

March 14, 2009

George A. Montgomery of New Port Richey says Florida should ratify the gambling pact with the Seminole Indian tribe because it needs the revenue. ...more

March 14, 2009