FEATURED STORIES
Benson enters GOP attorney general race
By William March
Tampa Tribune
Holly Benson, former state health care administrator, made her expected announcement Thursday that she's running for attorney general, entering a Republican primary that already includes Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and may include others soon.
Butterworth to help FPL figure out why rate case hit bumps
By Steve Bousquet
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Bob Butterworth forged a reputation as a troubleshooter cleaning up after government scandals.
Australia oil spill fuels debate here
By Catherine Dolinski
Tampa Tribune
Aug. 21 was a mess for the oil industry. That was the day an oil platform off the northern coast of Australia began leaking 300 to 400 barrels of oil a day into the Timor Sea.
Five signs that will signal Florida's recession is ending
By Jeff Harrington
St. Petersburg Times
Congratulations. The recession is over.
BEST OF THE BLOGS
Opt-out: still a bad idea for Florida
By Sinfonian
Blast Off!
Normally I don't re-run blog posts, but in light of the announcement today by Sen. Harry Reid (D-Noballs) that the Senate would move forward with the "public option with opt-out" on health care reform, I think it's important to reiterate what I said on October 8: Florida will opt out of any federal health care scheme if it is allowed to do so via legislation.
God Loves Oil
By Julie Hauserman
Progress Florida
I didn't realize that those of us who oppose oil rigs off Florida beaches were a bunch of Godless voodoo worshippers until I watched the WFSU-Gannett oil driling debate last night.
Obama In Florida: Power & Light
By Daniel Tilson
Progress Florida
President Obama's appearance today at America's largest solar power plant, a Florida Power & Light (FPL) facility in DeSoto County, was of course planned to rally support for the administration's renewable energy efforts and green economy initiatives.
Here's what Charlie Crist can do to save his about-to-be-in-danger campaign
By Peter Schorsch
St. Petersblog 2.0
It's been a long time since I helped out on one of your campaigns.
In Florida, don't get too close to FPL, President Obama: you could get a shock
By Gimleteye
Eye On Miami
Today President Obama takes the bully pulpit for a new energy future to a rural, conservative town in Florida; Arcadia where Florida Power and Light is building the largest solar energy facility in the nation.
FLORIDA POLITICS
Vice President Biden touts economic recovery, raises money for Dems in Boca Raton
By George Bennett
Palm Beach Post
The Obama administration's South Florida money-raising blitz continued today when Vice President Joe Biden headlined a $1,000-and-up lunch for the Democratic National Committee at the home of key party financier and former Lehman Brothers investment banker Mark Gilbert.
2010 RACES
Ag industry hears from gubernatorial hopefuls
By Ron Hurtibise
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Voters won't cast ballots for Florida's next governor for another year, but the race to succeed Charlie Crist is already considered one of the nation's hottest.
Politically inept imposter claims to be Charlie Crist
By Ron Littlepage
Florida Times-Union
Someone obviously has kidnapped Charlie Crist and replaced him with a bungling imposter.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
Tired of dead-end development? Let's take back our cities!
By Mel Kelly
Destin Log
What does "growth" really look like to Florida communities?
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Forever isn't political
Editorial
Orlando Sentinel
This week, gubernatorial candidates Alex Sink and Bill McCollum seemed the last people capable of agreeing on anything, given their freewheeling attacks on each other for failing to stop rogue debt collectors from threatening Floridians.
EDUCATION
Duval parents will soon see grades via online portal
By Mary Kelli Palka
Florida Times-Union
Most Duval County parents will have access beginning next week to their children's grades and attendance thanks to a new online portal that has been phased into service since January.
Brogan advocates for universities
By Angeline J. Taylor
Tallahassee Democrat
Frank Brogan, chancellor of Florida's university system, was deemed a visionary after he spoke during the Capital Tiger Bay Club luncheon Thursday.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama
By David Espo
The Associated Press
Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers.
Federal drywall report has few answers
By Aaron Kessler
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A report issued Thursday by federal agencies investigating Chinese drywall left open most of the fundamental questions surrounding the problematic wallboard.
Sen. Gaetz: Cancer patients in trials need coverage
The Associated Press
Panama City News Herald
Don Gaetz wants insurance companies and HMOs in the state to stop denying coverage of routine medical treatment, such as doctor's visits and X-rays, for Florida cancer patients participating in clinical trials.
Hundreds arrested in Florida pill-mill probe
By Scott Hiaasen
Miami Herald
State and federal agents in Kentucky have arrested more than 300 people in the past two days for trafficking in prescription painkillers bought at pain clinics in Florida and other states.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
Fla. justices respond to death penalty confusion
The Associated Press
Gainesville Sun
The Florida Supreme Court revised standard jury instructions for death penalty cases Thursday in ways the justices hope will reduce widespread confusion among jurors disclosed by an American Bar Association survey.
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