Long lines formed, some vote counting machines jammed and fear that ballots would go uncounted lingered Tuesday as Florida tried to repair a reputation still sullied from the 2000 recount. ...more

November 4, 2008

Support for the "marriage protection" amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot continues to fall short of the 60 percent needed for passage, a new poll shows today. ...more

October 8, 2008

Tuesday's primary election ballot contained the names of several city council aides who found themselves running for a position they know little about. ...more

August 27, 2008

There's a new Amendment 1 in Florida, and it doesn't have anything to do with your tax bill. ...more

August 18, 2008

A circuit court judge ordered a tax-swap proposal off the fall presidential election ballot on Thursday in an opinion that is certain to be appealed. ...more

August 15, 2008

POLITICAL BRIEFS Mariano Plans Party For Ballot Qualification ...more

May 13, 2008

The Sun N' Lake Special Improvement District of approximately 3,000 people is governed by five puppet supervisors, elected by landowners only. Two out of three are landowners from all over the western hemisphere (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, South America and Mexico) who can vote to elect a supervisor to govern and tax the residents of this district. How long must the residents endure this abuse from this government? The abuses are practiced in communist countries, but, we are the democratic United States of America? ...more

February 18, 2008

SEBRING –– Highlands County's two longest serving public officials, one elected and the other appointed, are speaking out strongly against Amendment 1 on Tuesday's primary election ballot. "It doesn't fix the problem; it is not tax reform for the long term ... and it's just a Band Aid when what we need is complete major surgery on the way in which we tax property in Florida," said Guy Maxcy. With 16 years and counting on the county commission, he is by far the longest serving current county commissioner. "I am going to vote 'no' on this proposed state amendment because the amendment, as Commissioner Maxcy put it, is an attempt to take some options away from local government," said Carl Cool. "And, all of the inequities in the current property tax situation, this amendment would only increase and expand those inequities." ...more

January 25, 2008

A proposed Rays waterfront ballpark faces its first major test in the next two months as developers weigh a request for them to make over Tropicana Field. ...more

January 17, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A proposed Rays waterfront ballpark faces its first major test in the next two months as developers weigh a request to make over Tropicana Field. ...more

January 15, 2008