It is the nature of politicians - just as it is the nature of spouses - to be occasionally irritating, sometimes vexing and oftentimes disagreeable. ...more

October 25, 2009

With City Councilman Tom Scott declaring his candidacy for mayor, the sprawling district he represents is wide-open for a challenge in the 2011 municipal elections. ...more

May 7, 2009

Even in communities with histories of governance less colorful than that of the city of Port Richey, it can be dangerous to read too much into the results of a single election. Still, people might infer from last week's municipal election in Port Richey that the latest attempt to do away with the city will end the same way all the others have over the decades. ...more

April 22, 2009

After two terms on the City Commission Dave Eggers was elected mayor, Tuesday in a closely contested race that saw him garnering 51 percent of the vote. ...more

March 14, 2009

When he won his city council seat in November, Manny Funes had enough campaign money left over to donate to charity. ...more

March 14, 2009

Mary Yvette Thomas Mathis was automatically re-elected to the Plant City Commission when the qualification period ended today without the incumbent drawing a challenger. ...more

February 20, 2009

Mary Yvette Thomas Mathis, the only Plant City commissioner facing re-election this year, has announced she will seek another three-year term. ...more

February 4, 2009

PLANT CITY Mary Yvette Thomas Mathis, the only Plant City commissioner facing re-election this year, will seek another three-year term. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Florida Elections Commission has fined City Commissioner Steve Van Gorden $3,000 for campaign law violations in his 2008 municipal race. ...more

January 24, 2009

Now that Wal-Mart has shelved - at least for now - its plans to build one of its Supercenter stores along U.S. 19, city officials would like to acquire the property. ...more

November 29, 2008