The cost of everything else is going up, but property taxes here won't. ...more

July 3, 2008

New Port Richey's proposed budget includes no cuts in muni services, layoffs and a slight tax cut ...more

July 2, 2008

County commissioners got their first chance to publicly debate proposed budget cuts during their Tuesday meeting. ...more

July 2, 2008

A Bad Amendment As most of you have read in the newspapers and watched on television, Amendment 1 was not all that was promised. I did not vote for this half-baked form of legislation for the various reasons I am about to explain. ...more

July 2, 2008

If county commissioners approve County Administrator David Hamilton's proposed budget recommendations en masse, Hernando County government would not only go on a diet, it would face extreme liposuction. ...more

July 1, 2008

Tax reform and one of the worst housing slumps in Florida history joined forces to drive down Hillsborough County property values last year, the first year-to-year decline since 1992. ...more

July 1, 2008

Hamilton: Culture shift needed ...more

June 30, 2008

A Democrat and a Green Party candidate seek to snatch Republican Rep. Rob Schenck's state House seat. ...more

June 28, 2008

SEBRING — Raymond McIntyre's office generated an interesting set of numbers this week: 222 people have moved to Highlands County, and brought their Save Our Homes tax exemptions with them. ...more

June 28, 2008

Remember that property tax cut you voted on in January, which added a $25,000 homestead exemption? Amendment 1 is taking effect with the tax bill property owners will receive in July, said Highlands County Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre. So how much will the average homeowner save? The real answer is "it depends," said McIntyre, on whether the taxpayer lives in a city or the county, which water management district, the price of the home, whether it's a mobile home, or if it's a commercial business. ...more

June 26, 2008