Breaking a nine-month deadlock, the union representing Tampa's firefighters reached a tentative agreement with city officials Thursday on a contract for 2010. ...more

December 11, 2009

Leaders of the International Association of Firefighters Local 754 have agreed to forgo a cost-of-living raise and step increases for firefighters who qualified this fiscal year. In exchange, the city has agreed not to require random drug testing for firefighters and to provide $114,000 this year in tuition reimbursement for firefighters attending school. ...more

December 10, 2009

Union sending out donation requests that look like bills. ...more

December 2, 2009

The Zephyrhills firefighters' union is on the verge of declaring an impasse in its contract negotiations after failing to reach an agreement despite four months of talks. ...more

November 7, 2009

Firefighters want more money for college tuition reimbursement. Police officers want to add another floating holiday and increase their annual leave and sick time. ...more

October 29, 2009

A new union contract used to mean an annual pay raise for city police and firefighters. But in today's lean economic times, those are days of the past. ...more

July 10, 2009

One of the city's most outspoken firefighters is on administrative leave after being accused of violating the city's drug and alcohol policy. ...more

March 18, 2009

One of the city's most outspoken firefighters is on administrative leave after being accused of violating the city's drug and alcohol policy. ...more

March 17, 2009

Plummeting property values and falling state funding have blown a $30 million hole in Pasco County's budget for next year, county officials said last week. ...more

February 22, 2009

City Councilman Manny Funes is about to learn a valuable lesson in local politics. ...more

February 1, 2009