News : Supervisor of Elections - Jun 17, 2005
Seminole Democrats to fight for paper trails on new touch-screen machines
The Seminole County Democratic Party will fight for the implementation of voter-verifiable paper receipts on new touch-screen voting machines to be introduced in the county this year.

News : Municipalities - Jun 14, 2005
Casselberry sees $2 million budget hole
Stung by last year's hurricanes and sluggish tax revenue, Casselberry is facing a financial crunch. The city is $2 million short of meeting expenses in next year's budget, prompting officials to consider drastic measures, ranging from eliminating jobs to raising property taxes. The alternative: dipping further into already-depleted reserves.

News - Jun 7, 2005
Seminole Democrats have new vice-chair
The Seminole County Democratic Party has elected George Curcio as its new vice chair.

News : Municipalities - Jun 7, 2005
Oviedo adopts tough rules for sex offenders
With fanfare that included a phone call from the father of slain 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, Oviedo gave final approval Monday night to rules keeping sex offenders with young victims almost a half-mile away from places kids congregate

News : School Board - Jun 7, 2005
Seminole parents against rezoning plan to get day in court
Parents who hope to reverse new attendance zones for Seminole County high schools Monday persuaded a judge to hear their claim that the School Board violated the state's strict open-meetings law in the school-zoning process.

News : School Board - Jun 1, 2005
Lawsuits challenging Seminole school zones may not be resolved before school starts
Where many Seminole County students will attend high school in the fall remains in question, with the issue to be wrestled out in court this summer.

News : School Board - May 30, 2005
Residency checks to be required for high school enrollment
Students at Seminole County high schools will have to prove they are entitled to attend before they can start classes in August.  Reacting to complaints that students are lying about where they live in order to get into high-performing Seminole schools, the School Board last week called for residency checks

News : County Commission - May 25, 2005
County missing 1 vote needed to raise gas tax
Efforts are still alive to raise Seminole County's gas tax by a penny to 8 cents a gallon. But proponents of the increase appear to be a vote shy of winning approval.

News : State - May 20, 2005
Jeb raises Florida money to aid California political battle
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will join Schwarzenegger at fund-raisers in Florida this weekend to raise cash for ballot measures aimed at side-stepping the Democratic-controlled Legislature of California.

News : Municipalities - May 17, 2005
Oviedo seeks strict limits on where child molesters live
With little discussion, the City Council decided Monday night to pursue an ordinance that would effectively prohibit some convicted sex offenders from living within most of Oviedo's city limits.