Tallahassee Pay-To-Play Culture: MacDill Air Force Base

Jonathan Hage sat on Gov. Rick Scott's education transition team.

He and his company, Charter Schools USA,

Have given more than $100,000

to Scott's Let's Get To Work fund and the state Republican Party.

Now it appears it was Scott — or someone very close to him — who suggested

Charter Schools USA run a school at MacDill Air Force Base.

Meeting minutes obtained by the Hillsborough County School District, which opposes the school, describe the origin of a plan that is at the heart of a

battle before the Florida Board of Education.....more>

Meals on Wheels of Tampa

why Tampa Is Amazing

History Bike Tampa celebrates one-year anniversary

Founder Eric Turner talks cemeteries, discovering your city,

and why Tampa is amazing......more>

Florida Led World In Shark Attacks In 2013

Top-Ten Most Mmiserable States Are Red

10. Louisiana
9. Oklahoma
8. Missouri
7. Tennessee
6. Arkansas
5. Ohio
4. Alabama
3. Mississippi
2. Kentucky
1. West Virginia, here

STOP VOTING GOP

Rescued Florida Panther Kitten

Hillsborough County's 2014 Homeless Count

Volunteers had a tough time Thursday as they fanned out in an attempt to tally every homeless person in Hillsborough County......more

Tegu Lizards Invade Riverview

The Tampa Bay area seems to be a fertile breeding ground for an exotic lizard that wildlife officials want to keep from becoming the state's next invasive species problem.

More than 100 black-and-white tegu lizards have been spotted in Hillsborough County, mostly in an area south of Riverview......more

The lizards are native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina,

and they are an invasive species in Florida.

Modern-Day Lepers" Living in a Remote Florida Town

Life Without Parole For Marijuana

Clemency to Jeff Mizanskey

My father Jeff Mizanskey has been in prison for 20 years and has no possibility of parole.

For non-violent, marijuana-only offenses, my father has been sentenced to die in prison because of a "three strikes" mandatory sentencing policy in the State of Missouri.

Sign this petition