Tourism Director Sue Rupe has unveiled an amended spending allocation plan to present to county commissioners at an upcoming meeting. ...more

February 22, 2008

A lawyer for three new Florida homeowners has filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the portability portion of the Save Our Homes Amendment. ...more

February 14, 2008

Mr. Maestro's letter printed by Hernando Today on Jan. 9shared some of myhopes for financial relief for homeowners, many of which are only dreams. The third paragraph in particular touched on a topic I have personally felt unfair, sighting that paying school taxes is unfair to those of us who have had no school age children. This would put the responsibility for parents to pay what some would call "user fees." Those lavish cloths and electronic toys would be better spent on their education. ...more

January 11, 2008

Mix Of Taxes Ideal Mr. Troyer's letter has much merit in it suggesting a balance between a sales tax and income tax. There are, however, a couple of problems with his suggestion. ...more

January 8, 2008

During some of the bloodiest years of the drug wars of the 1980s, crack was seen as far more dangerous than powdered cocaine, and that perception was written into the sentencing laws. Now that notion is under attack like never before. ...more

December 30, 2007

Illegals Bring Home The Bacon, Keep Prices Low Illegals working Florida's citrus and truck farms picking fruits and vegetables send their money home to allow the second-highest contribution to Mexico's gross national product into the millions and millions, helping its economy and families attempting to build their lives toward reaching some parity with industrial nations for independence in home ownership and modest buying power in their country. ...more

December 22, 2007

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. lost a bid to have an appeals court reconsider its decision to allow 2 million current and former female workers sue as a group with sex-bias claims. ...more

December 12, 2007

The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to allow about 19,500 federal prison inmates, most of them black, to seek reductions in their crack cocaine sentences. ...more

December 12, 2007

The Supreme Court on Monday restored federal judges to their traditional central role in criminal sentencing. ...more

December 11, 2007

Steve Hogan seemed ready for the question Saturday night. The Capital One Bowl executive director certainly must have expected it, given that his bowl has about a 50/50 chance of hosting one of the most uncomfortable - for the participants - matchups in recent memory. ...more

November 27, 2007