Bills recently filed in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate that would require independent reviews of land owned by county property appraisers are not a "knee-jerk reaction" to a Pinellas County land scandal, as Pinellas Appraiser Jim Smith claims. ...more

November 9, 2007

Home construction in Florida is dropping off even further this fiscal year than state economists projected last summer, signaling that the market - and the state's economy - are going to take longer to bounce back than previously thought. ...more

November 3, 2007

The Hillsborough School Board gave final approval to a $3.2 billion budget for the 2007-08 school year Thursday and approved a new property tax rate. ...more

September 7, 2007

TAMPA - The Hillsborough School Board gave final approval to a $3.2 billion budget for the 2007-08 school year Thursday and approved a new property tax rate. ...more

September 6, 2007

Saying there is 'still work to be done,' legislative leaders on Wednesday postponed a special session to trim the state budget that was scheduled to begin Sept. 18. ...more

September 6, 2007