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

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

They pitched the total elimination of the Florida property tax system as we know it. They tried to clamp down on local government spending. They offered a 'super' homestead exemption that could have slashed tax bills. ...more

October 11, 2007

House Speaker Marco Rubio is ready to give up efforts to phase out the popular Save Our Homes Amendment that gives primary homeowners protection against dramatic increases in property taxes. ...more

October 7, 2007

On the day that Floridians were no longer required to hold personal injury protection in their auto policies, Gov. Charlie Crist placed the issue of no-fault insurance onto the agenda for the special legislative session beginning this week. ...more

October 2, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - Florida's no-fault auto insurance system has expired, but lawmakers will consider restoring it during a special session starting Wednesday. ...more

October 1, 2007

Some voters and officials are irritated at Circuit Judge Charles A. Francis for standing in the way of lower property taxes. He ruled that the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment is so misleading that it cannot go as written on the January ballot. ...more

September 28, 2007

House and Senate negotiators reached a general agreement to extend the state's no-fault car insurance law rather than letting it expire as scheduled Oct. 1, key members of both chambers said. ...more

September 23, 2007