This concerns The Tampa Tribune Aug. 2 story, "County Mayor Not Likely To Make Ballot." I have helped lead numerous petition efforts throughout Florida, one of which was ended by a very similar court ruling. It is encouraging to see the court rule in the county mayor case in a manner that is consistent with how it ruled in our 1995 city of Tampa referendum case. ...more

August 6, 2008

HUNTER'S GREEN - The New Tampa Community Council will host a demonstration of the new optical scanner voting machines Thursday. ...more

July 30, 2008

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson will save nearly $11,000 on his 2008 property taxes, thanks to the seven cows and four calves grazing on his land near Plant City. ...more

June 28, 2008

On a warm evening last week, some of the area's most well-heeled set munched on crab cakes and pasta. The wining and dining took place at the luxurious and sprawling home of their leader. The talk was politics. ...more

June 22, 2008

Skipper's Smokehouse will host two concerts with proceeds to benefit local organizations. ...more

May 24, 2008

More than 600 students were removed from the "active voter" list in 2007, dropping voter registration on the University of South Florida campus from more than 1,000 to just over 400 for last month's presidential primary. ...more

February 13, 2008

Please excuse an impertinent observation, but isn't the idea of the supervisor of ELECTIONS hiring a company to teach people how to VOTE, about as goofy as the tax collector retaining the services of a couple of panhandlers to gather up revenue? ...more

February 2, 2008

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson has hired a public relations firm to teach voters how to use new optical scanning voting machines before they go to the polls in November. ...more

January 29, 2008

Voters registered in one of New Tampa's largest precincts must visit a new location Tuesday to cast a ballot in the Florida presidential preference primary. ...more

January 26, 2008

Yuletide cheer reaches a fever pitch this week with Christmas events that include appearances by the Jolly Old Elf. ...more

December 6, 2007