NEW PORT RICHEY -- Pasco County officials and law enforcement leaders might still be far apart on how much cuts might become necessary in the next Sheriff's Office budget, according to several comments today. Both Commissioner Jack Mariano and a Sheriff's Office spokesman, Doug Tobin, hailed the spirit of cooperation between the two sides in the wake of Amendment 1 property tax reforms. ...more

June 5, 2008

Care for children, the aged and the environment will get less money next year under a budget proposed Wednesday by Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean. ...more

June 5, 2008

While the federal government has been sending income tax rebate checks to stimulate the economy, another proposal in the works would offer a $750 tax credit to entice people to buy houses. ...more

June 5, 2008

TAMPA - More than 100 county jobs, including 12 upper-level positions, would be eliminated under a budget proposed today by Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean. ...more

June 4, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Property taxes, canal dredging and minipark dedications were the topics of the night at the quarterly Bay Crest Park Civic Association meeting. ...more

June 4, 2008

Lean and mean. That's the direction Hernando County government must go if it hopes to survive challenging economic times, County Administrator David Hamilton said Tuesday. ...more

June 4, 2008

Hamilton releases budget goals. ...more

June 3, 2008

The taxable value of property in Hillsborough County declined by more than 5 percent this year, good news for some taxpayers but a sign of more tough times ahead for local governments. ...more

June 2, 2008

ADMINISTRATOR TO RELEASE PRIORITY LIST ...more

June 1, 2008

A long and stable chapter in the history of the city's Fire and Emergency Services department moved a step nearer to its close this weekend. ...more

May 31, 2008