The Cone Ranch Advisory Committee, of which I am a member, was asked to listen to the proposal by Florida Conservation & Environmental Group and recommend to the Hillsborough County Commission the best way to preserve and protect Cone Ranch. ...more

November 6, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist is wise to be suspicious of the Legislature's plan to suspend Florida Forever funding this year. This looks to be not the temporary measure backers claim, but an effort to kill the state's highly successful land acquisition program altogether. ...more

January 27, 2009

At a time when Florida has to cut funding for schools, nursing homes and the disabled, only the most zealous environmentalist would oppose trimming the state's land acquisition program. ...more

January 9, 2009

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, also a member of the Tampa Port Authority board, called this morning for the port to eliminate its Hillsborough County property tax assessment of 19.8 cents per $1,000 valuation. ...more

May 20, 2008

The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission has come up with a simple move that could cut taxes, control growth, sustain agriculture and protect open lands all at once. ...more

February 11, 2008

Many who have come to know Shirley Denton portray her as one of Florida's most renowned scientists. They also describe her as a visionary, an organizer, a good communicator and one who is committed to the mission of the Florida Native Plant Society. ...more

January 16, 2008

Many who have come to know Shirley Denton portray her as one of Florida's most renowned scientists. They also describe her as a visionary, an organizer, a good communicator and one who is committed to the mission of the Florida Native Plant Society. ...more

January 16, 2008