Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether to throw him out of office. ...more

January 4, 2009

State lawmakers from West Pasco are gearing up for a special session of the Florida Legislature next week to make up a budget deficit of more than $2.3 billion. ...more

January 3, 2009

Lawmakers serving west Pasco County are gearing up for a special session of the Florida Legislature next week to work on the state's budget deficit of more than $2.3 billion. ...more

January 3, 2009

Man-on-the-street interviews Wednesday found both cheers and jeers for a state bill to raise the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack. ...more

January 2, 2009

The economy is in recession and the budget outlook is bleak. Could 2009 turn out to be state Rep. Ed Homan's lucky year anyway? ...more

January 1, 2009

Florida stands to save more than $100 million a year with competitive bidding and other changes in the way it awards contracts, two state lawmakers from the area say. State Rep. Tom Anderson, R-Dunedin, and state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, recently filed legislation to establish an advisory committee to evaluate the state procurement and contracting process. ...more

December 31, 2008

State Rep. Robert Schenck said Tuesday he would present a bill to the Legislature, probably in March, setting a maximum allowable tax cap rate for Spring Hill Fire Rescue District of 2.50 mills. ...more

December 31, 2008

Schenck to present bill in March. ...more

December 30, 2008

A teenage Police Explorer being struck on the head a year ago while helping a Tampa police officer has led to a bill calling for prison time in similar attacks. ...more

December 23, 2008

Law Stipulates Special Election Must Be Held The letter in today's Hernando Today about government "of the people by the people and for the people" seems to have been lost on the people who are running the Spring Hill Fire Rescue District. ...more

December 23, 2008