Hillsborough County commissioners were divided Wednesday about giving $50,000 in federal funds to a controversial Tampa nonprofit organization, the Housing and Education Alliance. ...more

January 8, 2009

Workers for former elections supervisor Buddy Johnson either ignored calls or canceled meetings as auditors tried to gain access to the elections office's financial records, Hillsborough County commissioners were told Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

The potential closing of Egmont Key State Park has Hillsborough County commissioners looking for a rescue plan to keep the wildlife preserve open. ...more

December 30, 2008

In what might be a moot point, Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson has withdrawn his request for $2.3 million to cover cost overruns in his office. ...more

December 20, 2008

Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson will tell county commissioners today that he's in a financial jam and needs a $2.3 million bailout. ...more

December 17, 2008

A lawsuit that could have thrown the controversial county mayor issue back into the courtroom was rejected Thursday by Hillsborough County commissioners. ...more

December 11, 2008

An internal audit found Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office to be mismanaged, yet it let the county's top manager, Administrator Pat Bean, off the hook. ...more

December 11, 2008

Gay men and lesbians have had their share of setbacks in the Bay area. But amid all the high-profile heartbreak, there are signs large and small that the Tampa Bay area is growing more supportive of gay men, lesbians and their families. ...more

November 28, 2008

I moved to Tampa five years ago and immediately fell in love with the Gandy Bridge Trail. I jogged and biked there almost daily. I brought family and friends there when they visited. I ran alongside dolphins. I talked to fishermen. I spoke with members of the association who saved the bridge when it was going to be torn down years ago. ...more

November 13, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners saluted retired sheriff's Col. David M. Parrish Thursday as a visionary in modern and efficient corrections management. ...more

November 7, 2008