On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the residents of Florida have an opportunity to complete two important tasks. One is to select a nominee for their political party to run for president of the United States. The second, and perhaps more important to their financial well-being, is their vote on Amendment 1. ...more

January 22, 2008

Leave it to lawmakers to try to ruin a smart state program that rewards Florida's most committed teachers. ...more

January 5, 2008

The plaintiffs fighting for the Board of Governors' right to set public university tuition in Florida have no standing to sue the Legislature unless they can show otherwise, a Leon County judge ruled today. ...more

January 3, 2008

Task Forces To Nowhere Regarding "Pipeline Of Seniors To Florida Slows" (front page, Dec. 20): ...more

December 29, 2007

Folks, once again we've been had. We elected leaders who said they would take all the insurance companies in Florida by the lobes of their ears, drag them to the courts and force them to reduce the exorbitant rates being levied upon us. ...more

December 20, 2007

SEBRING — The Highlands County Legislative Delegation will hold its annual meeting and public hearing from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Highlands County Commission chambers, 600 S. Commerce. "This hearing is specifically designed to encourage the public to personally address their legislators on their concerns and issues involving state government," said Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales. ...more

December 2, 2007

It's now or never for changes to state property tax laws, ...more

November 28, 2007

These days, lots of important decisions about your life are being made in Tallahassee. ...more

November 25, 2007

The Hernando County School Board is not giving up control of the district's charter schools. ...more

November 25, 2007

These days, lots of important decisions about your life are being made in Tallahassee. How much property tax you will pay, what kind of insurance you can buy, whether public education and health care will be funded adequately. Increasingly, however, these decisions are being made in private, without the scrutiny of the public and the media. ...more

November 24, 2007