In another defeat for pro-county mayor advocates, a three-judge panel has upheld a ruling from a lower court to keep a referendum on the issue off the ballot in November. ...more

September 12, 2008

Time to place the Hillsborough County mayor question on November's ballot is getting short. ...more

September 12, 2008

The fate of the county mayor question is in the hands of a three-judge panel. ...more

September 5, 2008

Who knows if Tampa lawyer Mary Ann Stiles is a drinking woman, but if not, she certainly could be forgiven if she's devoted herself since Friday mostly to some serious quality time with a fifth of Boodles gin. ...more

August 7, 2008

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

The pro-county mayor group is appealing a judge's decision to take the referendum off November's ballot. ...more

August 5, 2008

Barring a successful appeal, voters will not decide in November whether to create an elected county mayor position in Hillsborough County. ...more

August 2, 2008

The county mayor referendum has been struck from the November ballot, a circuit court judge ruled today. ...more

August 1, 2008