On Nov. 4 Florida voters will have to decide the fate of six proposed changes to the state constitution. Each proposed amendment will have to garner at least 60 percent of the vote to be approved. ...more

October 15, 2008

Environmentalists are hiking from one corner of Hillsborough County to another, beating paths to organizations they hope will back an extended land preservation program. ...more

October 13, 2008

at least until the appeal - Amendment 5 off the ballot. In his ruling, Cooper held the proposed change to the state constitution "fails to fairly inform the voter, in clear and unambiguous language of the chief purposes of the amendment." ...more

August 20, 2008

Hillsborough County school officials expect a three-year hiatus on building new schools beginning in 2010-11, including the delay of two planned elementary schools. ...more

July 23, 2008

It's not often the anniversary of a tax is worth celebrating, but Hillsborough's ELAPP program is a rare exception. ...more

October 15, 2007