Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, will host a community forum at the Jackson County Agriculture Conference Center at 10 a.m. on Aug. 19.

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of millions of dollars for Florida projects ranging from money to dredge the Port of Tampa to youth-gang prevention efforts and municipal beautification efforts are at stake in a catch-all spending bill the Senate is expected to vote on Thursday.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd of Monticello has decided against running for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez.

Florida Congressman Allen Boyd says the federal government will keep the pressure on Georgia, Alabama and Florida to revive talks about their critical water-sharing issue.