Government & Politics

Bilirakis Brings Affordable Housing Fair to Pasco Tonight at 6, Venue Only by RSVP

The congressman's housing fair connects Pasco residents with help on mortgages, rent and insurance bills. It lands on top of $15.2 million in local housing projects and the county's half-billion-dollar storm recovery program.

Yeager Holds Her Commission Seat, Harding Wins a Third Term, and Two Pasco School Board Races Go to November

Turnout hit 21.5% in Tuesday's primary as incumbents Lisa Yeager and Megan Harding won their races. The two open school board seats, District 1 and District 3, now head to Nov. 3 runoffs.

Polls Close at 7 Tonight: Pasco Votes on Three School Board Seats and a Commission Primary

Voting runs until 7 p.m. Tuesday across Pasco County, with 11 candidates competing for three School Board seats and two Republicans facing off in the District 4 County Commission race. Four precincts moved to new buildings, so check before you drive.

Who Funds Pasco's Longest-Serving Commissioner Jack Mariano, and What Business They Have Before His Board

Jack Mariano raised $246,145 for his 2024 re-election. Roughly half of it came from developers, builders, engineers and the lobbyists who represent them, and several of those donors won large approvals or incentive packages with his vote. None of it breaks Florida law. Here is what the filings show.

Nine Candidates, Two Open Seats: Pasco's School Board Races Land Five Days After the First Bell

Nine people qualified for the two Pasco County School Board seats being vacated by Al Hernandez and Cynthia Armstrong. Early voting runs Aug. 8 through Aug. 15, the primary is Aug. 18, and every registered Pasco voter can cast a ballot regardless of party.

Analysts Warn Florida’s Property Tax Amendment Could Squeeze Pasco County Services

Florida voters will decide in November whether to dramatically expand the homestead exemption — a change backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that supporters call overdue tax relief and that state analysts, county groups and local officials warn could pull billions of dollars out of the budgets that pay for fire trucks, deputies and roads. In fast-growing, property-tax-dependent Pasco County, the stakes are unusually high.

How Much Could Pasco Homeowners Save Under DeSantis’s Property Tax Plan? We Ran the Numbers

Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco to Resign in November, Who will be Next Sheriff of Pasco?

Pasco Mosquito Control Director’s Pay Exceeds Budget, and Any Comparison of Similar Positions in Government

A documented gap between budgeted and actual 2024 compensation, combined with peer-district comparisons, has fueled fresh resident questions about oversight at the independent Pasco County taxing district.

Pasco County, Florida, By the Numbers

From a quiet rural community of fewer than 76,000 in 1970 to one of the fastest-growing counties in all of Florida, Pasco County’s population has exploded by more than 600 percent over the past five decades — and the growth shows no sign of slowing down. Here’s an in-depth look at who lives here, how the county is changing, and what the numbers mean for the communities stretching from Hudson to Wesley Chapel and everywhere in between.

Everything Pasco Residents Need to Know About Reclaimed Water

Why some Wesley Chapel utility bills are suddenly raising eyebrows

A wave of local posts this week is putting a spotlight on something most homeowners feel right away, monthly utility bills that do not seem to match a normal season or a normal-sized home.The biggest...