Mark Parker

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is warning that privatizing the passenger screening process at Tampa International Airport will jeopardize hundreds of federal jobs and associated benefits. (Photo courtesy of TPA) Tampa International Airport (TPA) finds itself at the center of a deepening controversy over its voluntary participation in a federal program that outsources passenger screening. ​ Privatizing the airport’s passenger-screening workforce through the Transportation Security Administration’s...

A Duke Energy truck in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The company no longer has a franchise agreement in St. Petersburg, and is warning city officials of the potential fallout. (Photo courtesy of the City of St. Petersburg) St. Petersburg is entering uncharted territory as its 30-year franchise agreement with Duke Energy Florida has officially expired, triggering a high-stakes standoff between city leadership and the utility giant. ​ Duke, in an Aug. 7 letter addressed to Mayor Ken Welch,...

A regional lifeline for transportation-disadvantaged residents in Pinellas County has ended due to an unexpected lapse in state funding. (Photo courtesy of Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority) The road to life-saving medical care has hit a dead end for hundreds of low-income Pinellas County residents who lack reliable, affordable transportation. ​ A stroke-of-the-pen veto by Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismantled the Pinellas County Transit Authority’s (PSTA) lifeline for...