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Competing Planning Amendments May Be On 2010 Ballot

Florida's 2010 ballot may include two competing citizen initiatives on growth management because the state Supreme Court narrowly cleared a business-backed proposal today. ...more

December 18, 2008

Justices Again Reject Growth Management Estimate

The Florida Supreme Court says the state's revised statement on how much a proposed growth management amendment might cost taxpayers is still vague and misleading. ...more

September 26, 2008

State Supreme Court Rejects Amendment Wording Again

The Florida Supreme Court says the state's revised statement on how much a proposed growth management amendment might cost taxpayers is still vague and misleading. ...more

September 25, 2008

Growth Management Bid Fails

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit trying to get a growth management proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot. ...more

September 1, 2008

Fla. Judge Rejects Planning Amendment Appeal

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit trying to get a growth management proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot. ...more

August 31, 2008

Petition Errors Cited In Planning Amendment Case

Supporters of a proposed Florida constitutional amendment requiring voters to approve changes in local growth management plans told a federal judge Wednesday that a host of discrepancies and problems improperly blocked the measure from the November ballot. ...more

August 7, 2008

Hometown Democracy Returns Power To Citizens

The recent filing of a federal lawsuit is aimed at qualifying Florida Hometown Democracy for this year's election. Should the court order Hometown Democracy onto the ballot, it will validate what the over 820,000 people who have already signed petitions know - that the people must have the power to make major growth decisions directly. State and local governments have shown no ability to stand up to the development industry. ...more

June 26, 2008

Petition Backlog May Keep Growth Policy Off Ballot

Florida Hometown Democracy, the amendment that promised to let residents control growth in their communities, is in trouble because of a business-backed group's last-minute petition drive. ...more

January 26, 2008