The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax case completed its first full day of deliberations Wednesday without a verdict. Snipes and two co-defendants are accused of fraud and conspiracy in an eight-count 2006 indictment. The action star faces six additional charges for failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004. ...more

January 31, 2008

Voters sent a clear message Tuesday when they resoundingly approved a constitutional amendment that gives homeowners bigger tax breaks: They want lower tax bills, even at the expense of services. ...more

January 31, 2008

There is no doubt that Florida's property tax system needs to be reformed. This current inequitable system, coupled with rapidly increasing local government spending, has produced tremendous tax increases for many taxpayers. Unfortunately, these are not the taxpayers that Amendment One would help. The Legislature's need to pass something "people will vote for," coupled with a sincere desire to help Floridians who cannot afford to move because of higher taxes, resulted in a proposal that is not only unsatisfactory but also likely to be detrimental. Not to mention that one of the provisions may be unconstitutional. ...more

January 27, 2008

My family and I are new to Florida. As with many newcomers, we were dismayed by local property tax rates and hoped the Legislature would address the issue. ...more

January 25, 2008

Voting this month for a plan to cut property taxes may spark a rise in your local property tax rate, eroding savings for homeowners and increasing tax bills for other property owners. ...more

January 10, 2008

Beware The 'Rs' The less taxes, less government and more guns chairman of the Pasco Republican Party, Bill Bunting, wants everyone to support the state's ballot initiative on Jan. 29 that would increase the homestead exemption to $50,000. Isn't it ironic that the Legislature's support for raising the constitutional amendment passage rate from 50 percent to 60 percent in support of business interests that hate this voice of the people may well come back to bite them in the backside? ...more

December 5, 2007

It has becoming increasingly annoying to me that there is much confusion about what the Florida Legislature recently did on the property tax question. ...more

November 28, 2007

What Crist said: "What's most important to me, and I've said it over and over again, is that we have significant rate reduction." ...more

November 4, 2007

The state Senate approved a core tax-relief package Wednesday but sharply rebuked far-reaching proposals from the House, dimming lawmakers' hopes of leaving the Capitol with a property tax overhaul today. ...more

October 18, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - The state Senate approved a core tax-relief package Wednesday but sharply rebuked far-reaching proposals from the House, dimming lawmakers' hopes of leaving the Capitol with a property tax overhaul today. ...more

October 17, 2007