WHAT'S NEXT A proposal in the state Legislature to lift the state's offshore drilling ban now goes to the House for a vote. If it's approved there, the Senate and Gov. Charlie Crist would have to approve it before it could become law. ...more

April 22, 2009

The Republican-controlled Florida House has voted largely on a party line basis, with most Democrats opposed, for a 2010 ballot proposal to loosen class size limits. ...more

April 17, 2009

Please ask Senator Altman to schedule SB 0738 (1.35 percent property tax cap) for a vote in committee and ask him to lead the Senate in putting this ballot initiative before the voters this year. ...more

April 12, 2009

The Senate's plan to expand gambling may net the state far less than its sponsor was predicting. ...more

March 31, 2009

They told me if I voted for McCain, the nation's hope would deteriorate, sure enough there has been a 20 point drop in the Consumer Confidence Index since the election, reaching a lower point than at any time during the Bush administration. ...more

March 26, 2009

Friday's Highlands Today editorial "Obama must stand up to his own party on budget," I believe, misrepresents the entire budget process and wrongly leaves the impression that it is the Democrats who did most of the wasteful spending. ...more

March 19, 2009

The Senate's chief budget writer says lawmakers may consider a pay cut for state employees. ...more

March 16, 2009

The New Mexico Legislature has voted to repeal the death penalty. ...more

March 13, 2009

Florida's insurance commissioner says the national credit crunch could lead to more home foreclosures. ...more

March 5, 2009

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some think the idea should have been dead on arrival. ...more

March 4, 2009