SEBRING — If you think this ballot is complicated, you should have seen the first one. The super exemption, passed by the Legislature in June, would have offered voters a 75 percent exemption on their homes. But a Leon County Circuit Judge declared the proposed constitutional amendment so misleading and confusing, he struck it from the Jan. 29 ballot. So, Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre told the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, now Floridians will vote Jan. 29 on a completely different – if only slightly less confusing – constitutional amendment. It's got four provisions, McIntyre told the crowd, but they can't vote on them individually. ...more

January 11, 2008

Turn on your television this holiday season and chances are the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" will be playing on some channel. ...more

December 24, 2007

At 19, Chris Stein is now a year out of high school and has yet to get his big break as a singer. While a senior at River Ridge, it looked as if the dream would materialize. ...more

December 12, 2007

Donald Trump, who pays $1 million a year on a single Palm Beach County mansion, helped Gov. Charlie Crist raise money Thursday for a ballot question that could cap all property taxes while providing cuts for most homeowners. ...more

December 7, 2007

SEBRING — The state Legislature's new plan for property tax relief — doubling the homestead exemption — would cost Highlands County government more in lost revenue than the lawmakers' original super exemption plan. ...more

October 10, 2007

An East Tampa home suffered $50,000 damage in an accidental fire this morning, a fire rescue release shows. ...more

September 9, 2007