Hillsborough

A Hillsborough County circuit judge issued a temporary injunction to block Citizens from sending disputes to the arbitration process at the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings.

This collaboration would involve a transportation connection between Tampa International and the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport to help handle increasing foot traffic.

The Legislature considers such "claim bills" each year because of the state’s sovereign immunity laws, which generally shield government agencies from liability for negligence. This year, nine were enacted.

Outdoor grilling is allowed as long as it's attended and flames are contained within the grill, officials said.

Hillsborough County is holding public meetings to hear how it can do a better job of handling flooding during the upcoming storm season.

The Plant City native, a former federal prosecutor and judge in Hillsborough County, will be the first woman in nearly 40 years to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate.

The new FAFSA was supposed to make filling out the federal aid form easier, but issues with the rollout had the opposite effect. Fewer students have filled out the FAFSA, so efforts are underway to close that gap.

Hillsborough health officials offered up to five free boxes to people who stopped by tables set up outside their downtown Tampa office’s entrance.

Hillsborough Superintendent Addison Davis said these changes will be explained to officials at upcoming principal meetings and the summer leadership institute.

The Hillsborough County Commission voted in favor of a 1% transportation surtax ordinance that will be drafted by the county attorney’s office and potentially land on the November ballot.

The programs will equip students for these fields, while their other courses will also prepare them for college.

The requirement marks a change of course for the district, which had said previously that masks would be optional.