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Some Homeowners Say Cell Tower A Bad Call

It has been more than a year since the Countryway Home Owners Association accepted T-Mobile's proposal to build a cell phone tower in the neighborhood, and the tower is not up, yet. ...more

January 19, 2008

Lawmakers Need To Reform Citizens' Initiative Process

The Florida Legislature has made a mess of the citizens' initiative process. The system is now more burdensome for citizens groups seeking to change the state constitution and more chaotic for local elections supervisors. ...more

January 18, 2008

Tampa Man Bites, Curses Officer, Police Say

TAMPA - A 19-year-old Tampa man bit a police officer's hand and made racial slurs, according to the Temple Terrace Police Department. ...more

January 16, 2008

Fourth-Grader's 'Save Denton' Petition Taking Off

SEBRING — Nine-year-old Michael Stone's petition drive to reopen Lake Denton to the public, without any restrictions or $25-per-person weekend user's fees, is taking off. "We've gotten 10 phone calls on the petition," said Jessica Stone, the wife of Michael Stone the elder, who is the father of young Michael Stone the petitioner. "At least two of the people who called want copies of the petition so that they can circulate it and get signatures," Jessica Stone said Friday afternoon. "One of two callers who want a petition sent to them is John Huddleston, the owner of the barbershop next to Beef O' Brady's restaurant," Jessica Stone said. Jessica Stone said she expects Huddleston to be successful in getting signatures on the petition because it will be available for signing in his busy barbershop. ...more

January 12, 2008

Glitches Found In Tallying Signatures For Initiatives

Secretary of State Kurt Browning said Wednesday that he has ordered county election officials to submit signature validations for citizen initiatives on paper because of glitches in the state's electronic reporting system. ...more

January 10, 2008