Daily Archives: February 20, 2018

Home rule is under attack, municipal leaders say

Gabby Baquero OrangeObserver.com Feb. 14, 2018 ORANGE COUNTY – Local government leaders have accused state lawmakers of seeking to pass numerous bills — both in the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions — that aim to erode home rule. And municipal leaders said they have had enough of Tallahassee’s continual attack on their authority and ability…

Op-ed: Home rule in danger due to misguided proposals before the Florida Legislature

Steve Leary Orlando Weekly Feb. 15, 2018 Twenty years ago, crime and blight plagued an area west of Winter Park’s Park Avenue. It wasn’t a place you’d want to hang out after dark. But today, its residents and visitors linger into the evening at sidewalk cafes while locally owned businesses flourish behind restored facades. These…