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07/27/2010St. Petersburg's decoy land use plan shows need for Amendment 4.
07/26/2010Give the people power
07/26/2010Don't believe attacks on Amendment 4
07/21/2010St. Petersburg's idea to thwart Hometown Democracy
07/21/2010Real Deal: Amendment 4 will fight corruption
07/15/2010Hometown Democracy Success in Yankeetown Earns 'Citizen Planning Initiative' Award
07/14/2010Amendment 4 benefits community decision-making
07/14/2010Keys proposal shows why Amendment 4 needed
07/13/2010Amendment 4: Give voters power on land use
07/13/2010Conservation in Contempt: How Palm Coast Opened the Way to Urbanizing Bulow Creek
07/10/2010Celebrate Amendment 4 this July 4th
07/08/2010Taking control of growth
07/04/2010We the People, Put Amendment 4 on the November Ballot
07/04/2010Land-use process could change drastically
07/04/2010Readers weigh in on Amendment 4
07/04/2010Amendment 4 to give voters necessary voice
07/04/2010A voice on development - Amendment 4 gives voters input on growth
07/04/2010Amendment 4 will empower voters on comp plan change
06/30/2010No Amendment 4 Chaos Could Compare to That Of Housing Collapse
06/29/2010No on 4 campaign closely tied to developers, Republicans
06/28/2010Tamarac golf courses are empty monuments to greed
06/24/2010Amendment 4 gives us a voice in growth
06/24/2010Give citizens a seat at the table
06/20/2010We can't trust politicians with development; is it time to trust ourselves?
06/19/2010Group seeking change in local government
06/19/2010Amendment 4 - You Decide
06/18/2010 Amendment 4: Power to the people, as founders intended
06/18/2010Divisive NW Bradenton development vote delayed
06/18/2010Gardens council passes land-use changes despite Hometown Democracy protest before meeting
06/17/2010Amendment has benefits
06/16/2010Fat cats hate slow-growth amendment
06/10/2010Debate intensifies over Amendment 4
06/10/2010Are you ready for Hometown Democracy?
06/10/2010New airport a good reason to adopt Hometown Democracy amendment
05/27/2010Orlando firm to take pro-development 'jobs' strategy statewide
05/22/2010Take control of your government
05/14/2010The sky won't fall if Amendment 4 passes
05/14/2010In Not Reauthorizing DCA, Legislature Widens Debate on Amendment 4
05/14/2010Amendment 4 gives people back their say
05/11/2010Spend on what helps those in need, not what hurts
05/10/2010Power to the people
05/10/2010Panel debates Amendment 4
05/04/2010Broken system birthed Amendment 4
05/04/2010Stetson forum on growth: Change is needed
05/04/2010People will remember
05/04/2010Mildred Fernandez sting stemmed from years-old feud
04/30/2010Ex-Supreme Court chief justice approves ballot petition, gets hired by firm allied with its sponsor
04/26/2010Amendment 4 not lost on Jefferson
04/22/2010My Word by an Amendment 4 Campaign coordinator: Growth has consequences
04/21/2010Let Floridians veto bad land-use decisions
04/21/2010Don't believe what some developers say about Amendment 4
04/19/2010Florida's Department of Community Affairs in peril
04/16/2010Who to trust, developers or voters?
04/16/2010Opinion: Amendment 4
04/16/2010Heard endorses Amendment 4 on land use changes at Martin County rally
04/16/2010Martin gives initial nod to agricultural/industrial complex in Palm City
04/16/2010Al Forman: Sunrise Groves' - AgTec -- the new zone to Browardize Martin County
04/14/2010Martin County Commission Tuesday reviews 20 proposed growth plan amendments involving thousands of acres of land
04/13/2010Voters cant trust officials over growth
04/13/2010Amendment 4 is Only Going to Make it Difficult for Developers Who are Trying to Promote Projects in the Wrong Place
04/12/2010Forecast: Housing prices in Orlando, Miami won't return to 2006 peak until after 2039
04/12/2010Fountain of youth to paradise lost, the changing Florida winds
04/12/2010Clermont counting on pixie dust in annexation plan
04/12/2010Their Take - Amendment 4, A Vote For Florida's Future
04/01/2010No second, no discussion offered for Hometown Democracy amendment in Martin County
04/01/2010Guest commentary: Amendment 4 empowers citizens to vote on their community's future
04/01/2010Spa Owners Push For Redevelopment Before Critical Deadline
03/29/2010Florida Association of Counties opposition to Amendment 4 is no surprise to Florida Hometown Democracy campaign
03/29/2010Group wants voters to have a say in growth
03/26/2010Stop developers' handout
03/26/2010Hometown Debate
03/26/2010With growth management vote coming, St. Johns has become focal point
03/21/2010Amendment 4 would give voters power on land-use decisions
03/21/2010Amendment 4 would give voters power on land-use decisions
03/21/2010Truth and hysteria on Hometown Democracy
03/20/2010‘Hometown Democracy’ foes offer bogus arguments
03/20/2010Amendment 4 forum … the short form
03/20/2010Amendment would give voters approval over changes in growth plans
03/20/2010Session muffles growth debates
03/20/2010Amendment 4 for livability
03/20/2010Supports Amendment 4
03/20/2010Hometown Democracy vs. the Anti-Amendment
03/11/2010VIEWPOINT: Trust the public on Amendment 4
03/09/2010Hometown Democracy debate sure to heat up
03/09/2010Yes on Amendment 4
03/04/2010Hiaasen says Florida's zaniness gives him lots to write about
03/04/2010Representative democracy not working
03/04/2010Big changes
03/03/2010The Legislature received a well-deserved reprimand from the Florida Supreme Court
02/27/2010Residents react to proposed land use changes
02/27/2010We Support Amendment 4
02/26/2010Florida entwined by serpent of sprawl
02/25/2010Amendment 4: It's a simple matter of trust
02/25/2010The Sentinel's editorial Sunday ("How to beat Amend. 4") is thought-provoking, indeed.
02/23/2010My Word: Farmton's changing the rules
02/22/2010Why won't Floridians learn from their own history?
02/22/2010Court: Petition Signatures Cannot Be Revoked
02/21/2010Court pans legislative sabotage
02/21/2010Stagnant DRIs contain most unbuilt homes
02/21/2010Loss of 'rural' tag isn't good for Clermont
02/17/2010Florida Hometown Democracy will 'finally give amendment decisions back to the people'
02/15/2010What's with mayor wannabes and growth?
02/15/2010Environmental groups back Hometown Democracy
02/12/2010Viewpoint -- Amendment 4: boon or bane?
02/07/2010Hometown Democracy’s Founder: Time for Control
02/06/2010How do Orange County mayoral candidates feel about Amendment 4?
02/06/2010A vote for Amendment 4 could save a hometown
02/06/2010Put the decision in the people’s hands
02/06/2010Bennett says DCA won't be eliminated "on my watch"
02/03/2010Lessons for Florida in Scott Brown's win
02/03/2010Buckle up, Florida political junkies. 2010 could get wild.
01/27/2010Homegrown democracy issue debated in Collier County
01/26/2010Brace for an ad blitz over Florida growth amendment
01/26/2010Whose democracy?
01/26/2010County now overriding comp plan
01/26/2010Amendment 4 needed
01/26/2010Amendment 4 will work
01/22/2010Ban is a good idea— quick, repeal it!
01/22/2010Pols want to rig votes -- and use your money to do it
01/21/2010McClash endorses Hometown Democracy
01/21/2010Giving voters the say on development plans
01/21/2010Don’t let developers kill Amendment 4
01/19/2010Hometown Democracy: Yes!
01/18/2010Crashing the Orlando 2010 Jobs Summit aka Kill Amendment 4 Rally
01/17/2010Backers say Amendment 4 gives public a voice
01/17/2010'Enough is enough' proposal would help fix Florida's broken system
01/17/2010Crotty right on 3 projects, what about next mayor?
01/17/2010All eyes on voting day
01/14/2010Builders push projects in Orange in case rules change
01/13/2010Builders push projects in Orange in case rules change
01/13/2010Local governments press state on TABOR, Amendment 4
01/13/2010Local governments press state on TABOR, Amendment 4
01/09/2010Amendment 4 hot issue for November
01/09/2010Costs of Engagement: Hometown Democracy? Gulf County could use a dose.
01/08/2010Unheard voices clamor for change
01/08/2010A closer look at Amendment 4
01/07/2010'Worst of times' better with Amendment 4
01/06/2010Hometown Democracy: St. Pete Beach is bad example
01/06/2010Our best bet
01/06/2010System is broken
01/06/2010Voters will be better stewards of our state than elected officials
01/06/2010Floridians for Smarter Growth is a 'front for the overdevelopment industry'
01/04/2010Florida’s Growth Machine: They’ll Stop at Nothing to Prevent People Power
01/03/2010'4' is far from anti-growth
01/01/2010Leave state's boom-bust in the dust
01/01/2010Amendment 4 is the Floridians’ Declaration of Independence
12/30/2009Put growth plan to vote
12/30/2009People hold power, not muckety-mucks
12/30/2009Citizens group looks to move past first accomplishment
12/22/2009Will politicians make the most of SunRail?
12/20/2009Amendment 4 is Florida resident's Declaration of Independence
12/17/2009My Word: Change, after Amend. 4 passes
12/17/2009Smart Growth vs Hometown Democracy
12/17/2009Developers Rush to Get Ahead of Amendment 4
12/17/2009Florida Rock Industries plugs old quarry as dream site for city
12/16/2009Growth management lawsuit will go forward
12/15/2009Amendment 4 does restore power to the people
12/15/2009State constitution gives people a say
12/09/2009City ponders stand on Hometown Democracy
12/08/2009Foes target growth laws months before session
12/08/2009Dr. Steve Rosen's Story and Florida Hometown Democracy - Part I
12/08/2009Be nice, Martin County, not naughty on growth plan
12/08/2009State Sen. Thrasher's wrong: Amendment 4 will help, not hurt, Florida's economy
12/05/2009Hometown Democracy gives power back to people
11/30/2009Hometown Democracy's troubling poster child
11/30/2009For fear of '4'
11/30/2009Citzens deserve to vote on growth
11/30/2009Hometown Democracy starting to look good
11/23/2009Growth Rush of 2009
11/21/2009At UF, Crist official rips latest growth management law
11/20/2009Hometown Democracy: Pols fear power of the people
11/20/2009Too much fiddling with comp plans
11/19/2009Full speed backward on growth management
11/19/2009Full speed backward on growth management
11/15/2009Shrinking Florida faces tough choices as residents flee, jobs vanish
11/15/2009Growth debate pits amendment backers, detractors
11/15/2009Taxpayers pay, so they ought to have say
11/13/2009Foreclosures crisis caused by investors. And lenders. And politicians. And buyers.
11/12/2009The Substance of Water
11/12/2009St. Pete Beach is no example
11/12/2009Full speed backward on growth
11/08/2009Revolutionary Concept: Put Urban Sprawl to a Vote
11/07/2009Broward County Commissioner Eggelletion charged with accepting illegal gift from developer
11/03/2009Florida Hometown Democracy: Controls will help the economy
11/01/2009Florida's battleground issue
10/29/2009Tired of dead-end development? Let's take back our cities!
10/24/2009New 'city' on a slippery slope
10/24/2009County government needs good weeding
10/21/2009Hometown Democracy President Lesley Blackner Wants To Regain Control Of Florida
10/13/2009Ballot issue on growth a hot topic
10/11/2009Land grabs fuel Hometown Amendment drive.
10/11/2009Deep pockets still influence political votes.
10/09/2009Economic Hammer Pounds Developer
10/06/2009Viewpoint - Apostles Of Greed Menace Public
10/06/2009'Sea Change' Due in State's Growth Policies
10/01/2009Blocking build-build-builders
10/01/2009Recovery Without Feeling
10/01/20091,590 Homes On The Way? Palm Beach County Developers Want To Build On Six Rural Tracts
10/01/2009County Speeding Up Reviews Of Growth
09/30/2009Hometown Democracy Last Hope, With Caveat
09/30/2009Letter To The Editor, Biased and One Sided Coverage
09/30/2009Trading Houck's Theory for Albert Einstein's
09/30/2009Let's Get Sensible About Protecting Environment
09/30/2009A Native's Case For The Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment
09/30/2009Stop Land Use Changes Until We Vote
09/30/2009Seminar To Focus On Hometown Democracy
09/23/2009A Big Win For the Citizens
09/22/2009Cabinet Decision Has Statewide Growth Impact
09/22/2009If You're Out To Develop Houses, First Prove It's Needed, State Said
09/22/2009Some Get It Right, Some Get It Wrong On Local Growth Decisions
09/21/2009Cabinet Backs Citizen In Land-Use Dispute
09/21/2009The Mayor Of Coconut Creek Gets Butterflies
09/21/2009Citizen Says Coconut Creek Mayor Violated New Law
09/21/2009Florida Cabinet Reject Development Plan
09/21/2009Amendment 4 A Much Needed Reality Check On Development
09/15/2009Ocala Development Fight Signals Broader Duel Over Hometown Democracy
09/14/2009Is Growth Management In South Florida A Lost Cause?
09/14/2009Case Before Crist And Cabinet Could Have Implications On Growth Rules
09/14/2009Local Politicians Can't Ignore Drop In State's Population
09/14/2009On the Mat, Florida Wonders Which Way Is Up
09/14/2009In Florida, Empty Vestiges of the Boom
09/14/2009State Leaders Clash Over Growth Plans
09/08/2009Our Readers Say: 'Hometown Democracy' Support
09/08/2009Amendment bigger threat to developers
09/04/2009Florida Hometown Democracy Debate Comes to Tiger Bay Club
08/17/2009Hometown Democracy
08/06/2009The Truth About Florida Hometown Democracy
08/03/2009Public Needs A Voice In Land-Use Changes
07/26/2009My View: People Need Veto Power Of Hometown Democracy
07/25/2009Florida Hometown Democracy Has 'Em 'Running Scared'
07/22/2009Want Sensible Growth? Take Matters Into Your Own Hands.
07/18/2009Planned Growth Has Ignored The Human Element
07/14/2009Backers Say Hometown Democracy Will Preserve Florida Lifestyle
06/28/2009Better Reasoning Needed To Defeat Controversial Amendment 4
06/26/2009Hometown Democracy Makes Florida Ballot
06/26/2009The Unreality Of Gary Schraut's Push For Senate Bill 360
06/26/2009New Growth Law: Problems & Promise For Florida
06/23/2009Hometown Democracy To Get Vote
06/22/2009Florida Planning Amendment Makes 2010 Ballot
06/21/2009Battle Over Voters Having Say In Local Comprehensive Plan Heats Up
06/20/2009Hometown Democracy's Lesley Blackner
06/18/2009High Court Clears Way For Growth Management
06/17/2009Florida Justices Strike Signature Revocation Law
06/14/2009Growth Groups Ready To Fight
06/14/2009Local Elected Officials To Blame For Hometown Democracy's Support
06/14/2009Unwise Pro-Growth Laws Make Ballot Issue More Likely To Pass
06/10/2009My Word: Developers Win, Citizens Lose
06/08/2009Anti-Development Hometown Democracy Amendment Has Enough Signatures for 2010 Ballot, Supporters Say
06/06/20092010 Referendum On Growth Management Plan
06/04/2009Crist and Co. Pave Way For Lower Home Values
05/21/2009Floridians Need More Say In Development Decisions
05/12/2009Separating Fact From The Florida Chamber's Fiction About Hometown Democracy
04/19/2009Despite Economy, Developers Want To Build On Florida Land
04/12/2009Kindness
03/17/2009Florida Dying From A Plague Of Vacant Buildings, Homes
02/11/2009Chamber's Plan To Block Florida Hometown Democracy Discriminates Against Military, Local Election Offices
01/21/2009Dueling Constitutional Amendments: Developers Vs. Voters For Say In Florida's Growth
01/08/2009Florida Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Petitions
01/05/2009Florida Court Slaps Democracy, Troops
01/03/2009'Smarter Growth' A Ballot Trick
12/20/2008Planning Amendment Approved For Florida Ballot
09/12/2008Alternate Planning Amendment Goes To Court, Part 2
09/11/2008A Road Runs Through It
08/31/2008Florida Judge Rejects Planning Amendment Appeal
08/06/2008Judge Hears Florida Planning Amendment Case
07/25/2008Voters Can Bring Politicians To Heel
06/26/2008Florida Hometown Democracy Not Over Yet
06/17/2008Hometown Democracy Petitions For Grievances
06/14/2008Growth Machine Tramples 'Grass Roots'
06/08/2008Proposal Gives Residents A Voice On Growth
06/08/2008How Florida Lost Its Sense of Place
05/15/2008So You Want To Halt Sprawl? Fat Chance.
05/09/2008'Representatives' build a case for Hometown Democracy
05/07/2008Volusia Lawmaker's Intervention Scuttles Growth-Limit Bill
05/02/2008Hostile To Florida Constitution
04/24/2008Florida Rules Against Petition Signature Revocation
04/24/2008Court Rules Against Petition Signature Revocation
04/23/2008State Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Citizens Group
04/23/2008Power To The People, Right On, Court Says
04/01/2008A Loaded Question About Growth
03/14/2008Critics Tell It: Florida Hometown Democracy Will Lead Us To Ruin
03/13/2008Hometown Democracy Dead For Now But Backers Question Why
03/11/2008Is The Party Really Over For Developers?
03/04/2008Has Florida Stooped to Third World tactics?
02/18/2008Vote On Florida Growth In 2010
02/10/2008For Floridians, Enough May Finally Be Enough Growth
02/07/2008Florida's Shaky Democracy Breaks Down On Hometown
02/05/2008Developers Block Environmentalist Ballot Plans
02/03/2008Battle Remains For Opponents Of Ballot Effort
01/25/2008Contested Ballot Initiative Seeks To Control Growth
01/25/2008'Special Interests'? Oh -- That's You.
01/22/2008Florida's Growth Machine Runs Out Of Gas In Suburbia
01/18/2008Another Bad Count In Florida
01/18/2008Rip Up Letter And Mail It Back To Thrasher
01/14/2008Changing Florida Landscape
12/25/2007Old Florida Fights Back
12/23/2007Not Fooled By 'Urgent' Warning From Former State House Speaker
12/19/2007Hometown Democracy: People Want Right To Say No
12/17/2007Sign And Gain Freedom From A Squandered Future
12/13/2007Craig Field Neighbors Could Benefit From Amendment
12/13/2007With 'Friends Like These, Who Needs Growth Lobbyists?
12/13/2007Florida's Top Planner Tells Legislators: Tackle Sprawl Or Voters Will
12/09/2007Democracy Takes A Back Seat At Public Meeting
12/05/2007Florida Hometown Democracy Ballot Bid
12/04/2007Martin Residents Urged To Push Hometown Democracy On Ballot
12/02/2007Letter: Wait for Florida Hometown Democracy
12/02/2007Revoking Democracy in the Sunshine State
11/30/2007Hometown Democracy Finds Opposition In Southwest Florida
11/28/2007Judge's decision deals a blow to Hometown Democracy
11/25/2007Proposal To Limit Growth Scares Some Politicians
11/22/2007Super Majority Flap Just The Beginning
11/18/2007Letter: Clock Is Ticking On Hometown Democracy
11/17/2007Hometown Democracy Debate Heavy On Barbs
11/17/2007Businesses Mobilize Effort To Defeat Hometown Democracy
11/11/2007In Petition Drive, $3.02 Talks
11/09/2007Should Florida Voters Or Officials Control Growth?
11/05/2007Owners Rush To Develop Parcels
11/05/2007Ripostes To Pro-Growth Alarmists
11/03/2007Tough Tactics Rise In Land-Use Ballot Fight
11/01/2007Neighborhoods - A Matter of Trust
10/22/2007Double-Dealing
10/21/2007Hometown Democracy Gives Voters A Say In Development
10/17/2007Business Groups Fire At Initiative
10/14/2007Slow-Growth Group Sets Out To Voice Growing Dissent
10/01/2007Hometown Democracy hits 6,600 in Hernando
09/30/2007Upping Ante For Signatures
09/30/2007Land-Use Initiatives May Vie For Voters
09/24/2007Two Lead Drive To Rein In Florida Development
09/23/2007Just Who Exactly Are The Special Interests Here?
09/23/2007Mailing Tries Scare Tactics To Stop Vote
09/20/2007If Florida Won't Control Growth, Voters Should Get Chance
09/19/2007Florida Growth Machine Goes On Full-Spin Cycle
09/18/2007Hey Buddy, Watch Who You Call An 'Elector'
09/17/2007Citizen Input Might Curb Haphazard Development
09/17/2007Initiative Gives Citizens Say On Growth
09/16/2007Anti-Petition Drive Targets Hometown Amendment
09/15/2007Urgent! Act Now Or Developers Will Suffer!
09/12/2007Letter On Land Use Amendment Calls Voters "Special Interests"
08/25/2007Finally, Something Scares Florida Big Business
08/19/2007For Sale: One State, Everything Must Go
08/12/2007Here's A Chance For People To Protect Florida
08/09/2007Battle For The Soul Of Florida
08/08/2007Growth Showdown May Be Headed For 2008 State Ballot
08/07/2007Election 2008: Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight?
08/01/2007Growth Management - Act II
08/01/2007Developing A Middle Ground
07/31/2007Why the Chamber of Commerce Wants to Kill Hometown Democracy
07/30/2007Two Groups Fight Over Development Amendments
07/29/2007Florida Ballot Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
07/29/2007Growth Showdown Bound For Ballot?
07/27/2007Rejected Planning Amendment Revised
07/27/2007Amendments Pit Builders Against Anti-Growth Activist
07/25/2007Anti-Hometown Democracy Hit Man
07/25/2007Amendment 4 Could Bring Balance
07/24/2007Business Lobby Aims at Amendment
07/24/2007CON: Florida Hometown Democracy's Citizen Initiative
07/24/2007Florida Hometown Democracy's citizen initiative - the Pros and Cons
07/23/2007Who controls growth? It's not us!
07/17/2007Future Development Belongs In Our Hands
07/17/2007Businesses Cringe At Entrusting Land To Voters
07/09/2007Stop The Population Pressure For More
07/03/2007Chamber Draws Fire For Growth Initiative
06/30/2007Wants To Have A Voice
06/30/2007Give Yourself A Vote
06/30/2007Hometown Democracy Initiative Work In Progress
06/27/2007Act now to save Volusia County
06/26/2007Stop Florida's Demise
06/21/2007Group works for direct resident say on land use
06/21/2007Proposed amendment pits builders against voters
06/20/2007Businesses Fight Push For Land Use Overhaul
06/20/2007Is Growth Pushing Tax Boosts?
06/15/2007Hometown Democracy Won't Stop Growth
06/10/2007An Interview with Lesley Blackner
06/03/2007Attorney: Let Citizens Make Land Decisions
06/03/2007Developing A Middle Ground
06/03/2007Put People In Charge Of Growth?
06/02/2007Our Goal? Let Floridians Decide Future Of Our State.
05/21/2007Newberry Village Debate a Preview of Constitutional Amendment Battle
05/20/2007More Citizens Want To Take The Law Into Their Own Hands
05/16/2007Sick of Sprawl, Voters Deserve Chance To Stop It
05/13/2007Florida Growth Machine Gets Its Annual Grease Job
05/07/2007Let Referendum Settle Land Changes That Affect Many
05/06/2007'Sense of Place' In Jeopardy
04/30/2007Referendums Could Change State Growth
04/27/2007Growth Plan Finds Few Supporters
04/25/2007Have A Say
03/20/2007Selling Growth, Not Just Houses
03/17/2007Hometown Democracy Will Protect Communities
03/16/2007The Woman -- And Trend -- That Developers Fear
03/16/2007Statewide Campaign for Florida Hometown Democracy Trying for November 08 Election
03/15/2007Why Floridians Want The Final Say
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