Eviction proceedings are continuing against Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples - but not without a fight. ...more

September 5, 2008

A former Tampa Housing Authority official was sentenced this morning to four years and two months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal more than $400,000 in federal rent subsidies. ...more

August 29, 2008

Sebring officials are negotiating contracts with two separate "entities" proposing to purchasing Harder Hall, and a third party has shown interest in the historic structure. ...more

August 28, 2008

Wanted: housing authority executive director. Must be comfortable entering uncharted territory. ...more

July 30, 2008

New hire would likely stay on. ...more

July 30, 2008

A reader looking for juicy gossip or insider dope about Florida and Washington politics will come away with something quite different from Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez's soon-to-be released first book, "A Sense Of Belonging." ...more

July 28, 2008

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America did something that should have been done a long time ago. ...more

July 27, 2008

Tampa Housing Authority commissioner Karen Peoples arrived late Wednesday morning for what may have been her last board meeting. ...more

July 17, 2008

Tampa Housing Authority commissioner Karen Peoples responded angrily this morning to a Tampa Tribune report that she is being evicted for violating federal housing guidelines. "Whoever was responsible for this article, may God be with you when the time comes," Peoples said near the end of the authority's monthly board meeting. "This was not necessary." ...more

July 16, 2008

A little-noticed provision co-authored by Sen. Mel Martinez and contained in a massive Senate housing bill would create a national licensing registry for mortgage loan workers, requiring them to undergo fingerprinting and background checks. ...more

July 12, 2008