State Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in state law that can cause property taxes to rise even as home values drop. ...more

February 18, 2009

Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in the popular Save Our Homes program that causes home assessments to rise even as their market values drop. ...more

February 17, 2009

The inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama is nearing and controversy has already begun to erupt about the historic event. Obama has asked the Rev. Rick Warren, senior pastor of Saddleback Church and the best-selling author of the "Purpose Driven Life," to provide the opening prayer of the inaugural ceremony. That this popular and well-respected Christian leader would be tapped for the invocation has upset many on the far left and in the gay community. ...more

January 3, 2009

Florida's Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez announced Tuesday that he won't run for re-election when his first term ends in 2010, setting off what's likely to be a political donnybrook to replace him. ...more

December 3, 2008

The promise of property tax relief spurred more than enough votes on Tuesday to write Amendment 1 into the state Constitution. ...more

January 30, 2008

The promise of property tax relief spurred more than enough votes on Tuesday to write Amendment 1 into the state Constitution. ...more

January 30, 2008

With less than a week to go before final adoption of their 2007-08 spending plan, Pasco County officials still are working to balance their budget. ...more

September 21, 2007