A coalition of education groups has dropped its lawsuit
against Tax Commissioner Tom Pelham. Pelham has now complied by recommending a two-cent
cut in the residential rate. But the battle over education funding is expected
to be a key issue in the 2009 legislative session.
LIHEAP funding expanded; Transportation Fund is running a deficit; Sex Crime unit planned for Orange County; and commentator Mark Redmond is concerned about the risqué Burton snowboards.