Hillsborough County

Carbon credit programs have come under scientific scrutiny for overstating how much they help the climate.

Kim Byer, the assistant county administrator for public works, explains how the department chooses which projects are bumped to the top of the priority list.

School advocates are hopeful a property tax referendum will pass after a similar proposal failed in 2022. But some officials point out that having two tax measures on the ballot are asking voters for too much.

It may feel like the county's roadways are always jammed. These two engineer associates are tasked with clearing up some of the congestion that crashes and closures create in real time.

For 60 days, a company plans to capture one ton of carbon dioxide daily from the county's waste-to-energy plant, which produces 600 tons of carbon dioxide a day.

Brundage filed the paperwork to run in House District 65, which is held by Rep. Karen Gonzalez Pittman, R-Tampa, according to the state Division of Elections website.

Bike boxes are the green-painted, L-shaped sections of roadways at signal-controlled intersections. Officials say there have been up to 50% reductions in crashes between cars and bikes where the boxes are used.

A panel in September alleged that Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs made “inappropriate and disparaging” remarks about then-Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Jared Smith and improperly injected partisan politics into the campaign for his seat.

Population increases, the number of drivers on the road, infrastructure and funding all tie into the transportation challenges Hillsborough County faces.

Jared Smith, a judge on the 6th District Court of Appeal, has asked the Florida Supreme Court to shield him from testifying in a battle about alleged misconduct by Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs during the 2022 election campaign.

The National Weather Service Monday issued a high surf advisory for coastal Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Hillsborough, and Manatee counties and also Pinellas County from 7 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Jared Smith, a judge on the 6th District Court of Appeal, will not be shielded from testifying in a disciplinary case against Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs about conduct during a 2022 election campaign.