Florida voters want Charlie Crist to remain governor instead of going to the U.S. Senate, but he is a strong contender for either race, new poll results show. ...more

February 19, 2009

Florida voters want Charlie Crist to remain governor instead of going to the U.S. Senate, but he is still a strong contender for either race, new poll results show. ...more

February 18, 2009

Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagojevich appointed to the U.S. Senate was hearing calls for his own resignation Sunday amid allegations he lied to legislators. ...more

February 16, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio was in the news this week amid speculation she might consider a run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be up for grabs with Mel Martinez's decision to do something else for a living. ...more

February 15, 2009

In the weeks and months before Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on charges he tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat, Roland Burris, whom Blagojevich would ultimately appoint to the Senate, had conversations about the seat with the governor's brother, his chief of staff, and one of his top fundraisers, Burris has acknowledged. ...more

February 15, 2009

Although many details remained unclear Thursday night, early estimates are that Florida could get at least $10 billion from the $789 billion economic stimulus package agreed on by the U.S. House and Senate. ...more

February 13, 2009

Barack Obama has paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln in many ways, from tracing his inaugural path ...more

February 12, 2009

Pasco County could get $20 million for transportation projects from the federal stimulus package now making its way through Washington, county commissioners learned Tuesday. ...more

February 11, 2009

Pasco County could get $20 million for transportation projects from the federal stimulus package now making its way through Washington, D.C., county commissioners learned Tuesday. To take advantage of the stimulus money, the county officials must sendthe state Department of Transportation by the end of the week a list of what they plan to spend the federal money on. That list is due to the DOT's Tampa office Friday. ...more

February 10, 2009

A 29-year-old Pelican State porn star who lives part time in Tampa and is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana left a scheduled interview in a huff Tuesday when she was turned away from The News Center in down town Tampa. ...more

February 10, 2009