Because jail costs are coming in less than anticipated for the first two months of this fiscal year, the county's purchasing director said the jail budget should realize a $412,787 decrease, bringing the total budged amount down from $11.3 million to roughly $10.9 million. ...more

December 13, 2009

With a fierce ambition and savvy political skills, Pat Bean survived the rise and fall of seven Hillsborough County administrators before she got the job in December 2003. ...more

December 13, 2009

An injection of federal stimulus money could reverse some of the cuts Pasco County made this fall to its firefighting force in response to falling tax revenue. ...more

December 12, 2009

Four years ago, Pasco County commissioners let Florida turnpike officials put off planning for a link between the Suncoast Parkway and the county's planned Ridge Road extension. ...more

December 11, 2009

Back in 2008, the people who plan and coordinate Hillsborough County's road and transportation system were in jam; actually more of a logjam. ...more

December 11, 2009

Almost two decades into collecting a tax to foster a nearly nonexistent tourist industry, Pasco County keeps plugging away. Its latest attempt to use the portion of the revenue for that tax earmarked for the construction of tourism-related facilities could be in danger of foundering like previous attempts. ...more

December 9, 2009

It won't come soon enough for Joe Eck, but next year, the Highlands County commissioners plan to vote on an ordinance that could change the way Sun 'n Lake elects its board of supervisors. ...more

December 8, 2009

For a second time, representatives with the Florida Association of Counties will attempt to woo county commissioners back to their organization. ...more

December 6, 2009

The more I hear about the county's proposed sports multiplex, the more I like the original Pasco National Tennis Center concept. ...more

December 6, 2009

Pasco County commissioners want to get to the bottom of the oil drilling issue, so they are planning a local workshop in January. ...more

December 5, 2009