Fresh from a victory at the polls on Nov. 4, advocates of a change in Hillsborough County's style of government are setting their sights on 2010. ...more

November 16, 2008

The county mayor question won't be on the ballot next month, but Hillsborough County voters still will have a opportunity to define the scope and authority of that position. ...more

October 14, 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

A local engineer and political activist says the referendum language on the county mayor issue is vague and inaccurate and has filed a lawsuit to have the issue taken off November's ballot. ...more

July 8, 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

SEBRING –– The Highlands County commissioners have decided to appoint a citizens review committee to give them advice on whether to raise, lower, suspend or even replace impact fees as a way to finance infrastructure. But how that committee will be chosen and what special interest groups it will represent remain far from settled. The big divide on how to constitute this committee became apparent at Tuesday's commissioners meeting, when commissioners Barbara Stewart and Guy Maxcy put forth opposing views. ...more

January 23, 2008

In an effort reminiscent of the bitter "Swift Boat" campaign during the 2004 presidential race, a group of New York firefighters who lost sons in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks is organizing a political committee to take on former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. ...more

December 20, 2007

Terrified that voters may get the power to kill development projects, Florida business interests are unleashing an array of political weaponry to defeat the Hometown Democracy initiative. ...more

October 17, 2007