State Rep. Rich Glorioso will be recognized with two awards at the next meeting of the Friends of the Bruton Memorial Library at 7 p.m. Tuesday. ...more

September 18, 2009

The wife of a state representative has been crusading in recent weeks in support of the United Nations Children's Fund's efforts to provide clean drinking water in developing countries. ...more

March 25, 2009

Although she has nothing against art, state Sen. Ronda Storms said the state is spending too much money on public art when too many residents are suffering financially. She said that's the reason she filed Senate Bill 1104, which would repeal the Art in State Public Buildings Program established by the Florida Legislature in 1979. ...more

March 24, 2009

There was a time, long ago when the Earth was young, that not only was the Florida Legislature an effective body, but it often had strong leadership from Hillsborough County. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Florida House of Representatives is cynically using the economic downturn to justify an effort to gut measures that protect neighborhoods, taxpayers and natural resources. ...more

March 10, 2009

Big Mistake Very interesting editorial Monday ("Air Force Proposal Shouldn't Take Flight") but sort of a major mistake. Elgin is a watch; that very large Air Force base in the Florida Panhandle is named Eglin. ...more

March 10, 2009

When the state's development friendly lawmakers aren't trying to undo growth management laws, they're trying to gut or eliminate altogether the agency charged with enforcing them, the Department of Community Affairs. ...more

March 8, 2009

Two Hillsborough legislators are backing efforts by Florida developers to eliminate local regulatory agencies such as Hillsborough County's Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

March 7, 2009

Hillsborough and Polk drivers are more reluctant to buckle up than other motorists in Florida, according to a sampling of the state's 12 most populous counties. ...more

March 4, 2009

Florida may shut down its welcome centers that serve free orange juice and could also sharply curtail television ads that beckon snow-weary Northerners to the Sunshine State. ...more

January 6, 2009