Ken Hagan backs Tampa Bay Rays stadium vision as Bill Carlson warns a deal is far from certain
A proposal for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark may have cleared its first hurdles, but will face…
Budget conference: With Rays MOUs signed, $50M suddenly finds its way into state budget for Hillsborough College
Just one day after Tampa City Council signed off on a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the…
Hillsborough College trustees approve Rays’ lease, students remain the priority
TAMPA, Fla. — Trustees at Hillsborough College approved a long-term ground lease on Wednesday tied to the proposed…
Rays, Tampa officials, Hillsborough County move forward on stadium deal
TAMPA, Fla. — After weeks of tense negotiations over a proposed new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays,…
Budget conference: Ed Hooper throws Rays funding a curveball, but stadium deal remains in play
The Tampa Bay Rays’ efforts to build a new ballpark in Hillsborough County face another setback in Tallahassee. Senate…
Tampa’s stadium debate is starting to sound a lot like St. Pete’s
For months, Mayor Ken Welch has taken political heat for the collapse of a deal to keep the…
Have you gotten a scary mailer warning against a Rays stadium deal? Beware, it’s from a dead guy
As time winds down on the Tampa Bay Rays’ self-imposed deadline to strike a stadium deal by June…
‘A city doesn’t become strong by accident’: Jane Castor delivers State of the City address
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made some deliberate choices during her State of the City address, where she avoided…
Tampa Bay Rays pressure Hillsborough on stadium funding timeline
The Tampa Bay Rays are warning that time is running short to finalize a stadium deal in Tampa,…
No. 8 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Ken Hagan
Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan’s influence in Tampa Bay politics has long been driven by his advocacy to…
Subsidizing stadiums doesn’t pay off. Why will this one be different?
See how Hillsborough, Tampa could fund Rays’ billion-dollar public ask | April 14 A recent Wall Street Journal…
Details and a June deadline emerge on $2.3B Tampa Bay Rays ballpark in Hillsborough
The Tampa Bay Rays are asking for over $1 billion in public money to build a new ballpark in Hillsborough County.…