Some in the audience of 120 who gathered Wednesday to hear Florida House Speaker Mario Rubio's views on the state's property tax amendment may have been surprised to see Rubio, also a Republican, dismiss Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed initiative as inadequate. If you came to make up your mind on how to vote, it was probably not made up based on what little Rubio had to say on the proposed property tax reforms and how divergent his views are on what is being proposed. Instead, Rubio spoke on gambling, morality, family values, giving your children a better United States, and even his kids. ...more

January 21, 2008

One political representative is urging voters to vote "yes" for a constitutional amendment to cut property taxes, regardless of what teachers unions and firefighter groups say. ...more

January 16, 2008

Yes, you could save on property taxes, but what will you be giving up? ...more

January 13, 2008

What's In Amendment One •Doubling the homestead exemption for primary homeowners to $50,000 ...more

January 12, 2008

There are several retired couples in our community who have resided out of state for all of their lives and own villas in our community. Many spent six months up North and six months in our community every year. They all own homes or condominiums in other states, to which they return every summer. ...more

November 24, 2007

When it comes to property taxes — or just about anything else, for that matter — all any reasonable person wants is fairness. ...more

October 21, 2007

SEBRING — Raymond McIntyre is unwilling to speculate on exactly what the Florida Legislature might do later this week, but his best guess is that the superexemption proposal is politically dead, and that the governor's idea to double homestead exemptions is finally going to pass. ...more

October 11, 2007