The Florida economy will turn around but it will take the work both of residents and of government leaders to make it happen. ...more

November 25, 2009

Despite falling behind his competitor early in the District 12 race for state Senate, state Rep. Kevin Ambler raised almost as much during the last fundraising quarter as Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman. ...more

October 21, 2009

Rich Reidy, chief aide to Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan, will run for the Florida House district that includes much of the northern and northwest areas of the county. ...more

April 15, 2009

Rich Reidy, chief aide to Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan, announced today he will run for the Florida House in a district that includes much of the northern and northwest areas of the county. ...more

April 13, 2009

Bay area high-school students hope to persuade state legislators to make teenagers wear headsets when talking on a cell phone while driving and to give mandatory jail time to teachers who have sex with students. ...more

March 28, 2009

TAMPA A bill proposed by Armwood High students passed 7-0 today through its first state House committee stop. ...more

March 27, 2009

Bay area high-school students hope to persuade state legislators to make teenagers wear headsets to use cell phones while driving and to give mandatory jail time to teachers who have sex with students. ...more

March 26, 2009

A Hillsborough County lawmaker said today that healthcare programs for the aged, disabled and working poor will not be cut despite a $3.4 billion state budget deficit in the coming fiscal year. ...more

March 26, 2009

In an attempt to bring some order and decorum to a situation that has grown increasingly ugly, state Rep. Kevin Ambler, R-Tampa, has authored a bill putting new requirements on homeowners associations. ...more

March 16, 2009

You've probably heard the horror stories about homeowners associations. ...more

March 16, 2009