he June 25 article on municipal pension shortfalls was incomplete and so "pro-management" that it was unfair to municipal employees. Here are three critical factors that the article never addressed:

Those in favor of Amendment 4 say this is in response to the wild unchecked growth we have experienced.

A Leon County circuit judge today struck from the ballot Amendment 7, the Legislature’s redistricting amendment aimed at undermining the Fair Districts proposals to create standards in drawing legislative and congressional lines.

NAPLES — It’s an unnecessary step. That’s how some local government officials describe a proposal to freeze property tax rates for two years.

Once they were considered a sacred perk for public sector employees.But pensions have morphed into an albatross for many municipalities...

St. Petersburg's experiment in Amendment 4 failed to promote wiser growth management, as its supporters promised.

The Florida League of Cities, and the municipalities in the state are getting the message out as to how Amendment 4 will require a referendum on all changes to comprehensive plans in the state, creating financial hardships on communities already...

Cities and counties derive much of their revenue from property taxes. As property values wither, local leaders from Homestead to Margate are left in the uncomfortable position of either increasing property owners' tax rate or further cutting...

“Please don’t give us anymore unfunded mandates,” said Altamonte Springs Mayor Pat Bates, one of six mayors speaking at the first ever Orlando Business Journal Mayor’s Summit May 21 at the Orlando Marriott Downtown.