At their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners will discuss possible recommendations to the county's three-member delegation to the Florida Legislature. ...more

January 5, 2009

Florida's lawmakers are once again scrambling to shore up the state budget in the face of a slumping economy. It's human nature to deal with the here and now. But what's needed - and desperately so - is a plan for the long haul, not just the next election cycle. ...more

November 20, 2007

Lawmakers are vowing to give property tax relief to Floridians despite a circuit court decision Monday that removed a constitutional amendment from January's statewide ballot. In doing so, the judge agreed with a South Florida mayor that the language of the ballot measure is misleading and improper. ...more

September 25, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - Lawmakers are vowing to give property tax relief to Floridians despite a circuit court decision Monday that removed a constitutional amendment from the January statewide ballot. In doing so, the judge agreed with a South Florida mayor that the language of the ballot measure is misleading and improper. ...more

September 24, 2007