This is a modest bill, but it addresses an important principle—that is, that local democracy cannot function if elected members are not empowered to govern. This bill restores that proper order.

Florida voters face a decision on Amendment 3, a property tax overhaul that increases homestead exemptions and limits local government spending, but ballot language clarity is required by a Leon ...

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Seattle Times Opinion writers and guest essayists will publish a series of articles about the importance of the First ...