Voters will have final say on a property tax overhaul after a reluctant state House overcame 'tremendous disappointment' with the final package of legislation on Monday and placed it on the Jan. 29 primary election ballot. ...more

October 30, 2007

A new property tax-cutting plan offered Sunday by Senate leaders is simpler, would provide less relief to some taxpayers and includes a scaled-down version of the House's assessment cap for businesses, snowbirds and landlords. ...more

October 29, 2007

The House and Senate, although still at odds over property tax relief, will reconvene a special session Monday, just one day before the deadline to get a proposal on the Jan. 29 presidential primary ballot. ...more

October 28, 2007

Legislative leaders insist the game isn't over, but the special session on property taxes officially ground to a halt Wednesday with the Capitol clearing out and lawmakers waiting to hear whether they will return for Monday's scheduled final day. ...more

October 25, 2007

The state House approved a proposal Monday to lower property taxes, but the plan will have to be reconciled with a bill the Senate voted on last week. And the Senate isn't in session. ...more

October 23, 2007

State House members approved a new rendition of their property tax proposal Monday, while the chamber across the Capitol remained dark without a guarantee of reopening this session. ...more

October 23, 2007

Thirty years and a full-fledged political career separate Gov. Charlie Crist from the student leaders on today's university campuses in Florida, but their views appear to be influencing the governor's stand on a proposed tuition increase at the 11 state universities. ...more

October 21, 2007

Well, blow me down! That might have been the first reaction of the president of a Tiki Village residents' association when he heard the state would resume a program soon to reinforce older mobile homes against hurricane winds. ...more

October 20, 2007

By the start of 2008 local homebound seniors could catch a ride with a discounted transportation service partially funding by Dunedin taxpayers. ...more

October 19, 2007

The Legislature's proposal for a property tax overhaul, once organized and neatly wrapped for quick approval, turned into a free-for-all Thursday that abruptly halted all official actions and pushed negotiations behind lawmakers' office doors. ...more

October 19, 2007