The shipwreck of the Hillsborough County Commission session Wednesday afternoon powerfully illustrated what Chairman Ken Hagan calls a "culture of dysfunction." ...more

March 11, 2010

The Hillsborough County Administrator took a polygraph test. The county attorney had a private attorney present to speak. The county's internal auditor stood before the six members of the County Commission who were present and said he would not resign. ...more

March 10, 2010

Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean must go. So, it appears, must County Attorney Renee Lee. ...more

March 6, 2010

The Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance has a new interim president. Ed Peachey told board members his first priority would be to make sure the state doesn't pull the plug on the troubled job agency. ...more

March 4, 2010

There will be no layoffs and no closing of departments - at least for the first quarter for the city of Avon Park. That's great news after the city faced tough budgetary constraints during the beginning of the 2009-2010 fiscal year. ...more

February 28, 2010

Before the Trib relegates the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance story to the back page, the readers and taxpayers need a multitude of answers to critical questions surrounding this whole affair. ...more

February 25, 2010

The Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance didn't choose an interim president, but its board of directors did vote to pursue establishing a whistleblower hot line. ...more

February 25, 2010

Hillsborough County commissioners made it clear Wednesday they are not trying to steal the Tampa Bay Rays from St. Petersburg and want to work with officials across the Bay to keep the baseball team in the region. ...more

February 18, 2010

Criticized for spending thousands in taxpayer money on lavish meals, Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance president Renee Gilmore has resigned. ...more

February 16, 2010

Board members of the troubled Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance will meet on Monday to discuss the recommendation of state officials to put executive director Renee Gilmore on unpaid administrative leave. ...more

February 12, 2010