FEATURED STORIES
GOP base flees Charlie Crist for Marco Rubio
By Jim Stratton
Orlando Sentinel
Google the words Charlie Crist and vomit and you'll find an item that illustrates just how badly things have been going for Florida's governor and aspiring U.S. senator.
Crist, others get major medical subsidy
By Beth Reinhard and Marc Caputo
Miami Herald
Top Florida lawmakers are balking at Congress' plans to help more poor people get healthcare, though they've protected an entitlement of their own: free insurance premiums.
For Gov. Charlie Crist, it's not easy being green
By Craig Pittman
St. Petersburg Times
What happened to the man they once called "Governor Green"?
Faulty promises in bid to drill off Florida?
By Jeremy Wallace
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The oil industry makes its case for drilling within a few miles of Florida's coast by trumpeting a new kind of drilling that is "virtually invisible" on the coast.
By Jim Stratton
Orlando Sentinel
Google the words Charlie Crist and vomit and you'll find an item that illustrates just how badly things have been going for Florida's governor and aspiring U.S. senator.
Crist, others get major medical subsidy
By Beth Reinhard and Marc Caputo
Miami Herald
Top Florida lawmakers are balking at Congress' plans to help more poor people get healthcare, though they've protected an entitlement of their own: free insurance premiums.
For Gov. Charlie Crist, it's not easy being green
By Craig Pittman
St. Petersburg Times
What happened to the man they once called "Governor Green"?
Faulty promises in bid to drill off Florida?
By Jeremy Wallace
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The oil industry makes its case for drilling within a few miles of Florida's coast by trumpeting a new kind of drilling that is "virtually invisible" on the coast.
FLORIDA POLITICS
Legislators plan for Dec. 3 start of rail special session
By Aaron Deslatte
Orlando Sentinel
State lawmakers are penciling in next week as the starting point for a special legislative session to pave the way for Central Florida's $1.2 billion SunRail commuter train project.
Bills run gamut from class size to crack pipes
By Sara Kennedy
Bradenton Herald
Everything from a repeal of class size limits to a surtax on pipes used to smoke crack has been proposed so far by local lawmakers for the Florida Legislature's spring session.
Florida's gambling fever: Contrasting attitudes fuel expansion debate
By Mary Ellen Klas
Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times Tallahassee Bureau
Gambling has not always been legal in Florida but it has always existed here.
Florida's elder affairs chief racks up $70K in travel bills
By Steve Bousquet and Lee Logan
Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times Tallahassee Bureau
Florida's elder affairs chief has racked up nearly $70,000 in travel bills in less than three years, much of it by driving his car between the capital and Orlando, where Douglas Beach owns a home and where his wife lives.
John Thrasher girds for new battle with trial lawyers
By Brandon Larrabee
Florida Times-Union
A bill limiting legal fees for outside attorneys handling state cases is one of the first measures sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, setting up a new battle between the new senator and the trial lawyers who tried to derail his election this year.
2010 RACES
Senate hopeful Meek aims for a strong start
By Rebecca Ross
Pensacola News Journal
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek wants to be seen as more than a politician.
Claim that Rubio 'never' raised taxes doesn't hold up
By Aaron Sharockman
St. Petersburg Times
Marco Rubio is all of a sudden a darling of the American conservative movement in his U.S. Senate primary against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.
In Senate race, Republican Bob Smith is running to right of Rubio
By Adam C. Smith
St. Petersburg Times
Only one candidate running for the U.S. Senate truly has the experience to hit the ground running in Washington, but few people are paying any attention to him.
Newly appointed senator supports Crist
By Beth Reinhard and Marc Caputo
Miami Herald
Since joining the Senate three months ago, Republican Sen. George LeMieux said he's made good on his promise to look out for the state's interests.
Unstimulating Charlie: Why Rubio should win the GOP Senate primary
By Jac Wilder Versteeg
Palm Beach Post
I proudly endorse Marco Rubio in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
Conservative beliefs clash in race
By William March
Tampa Tribune
In the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow seems like a natural.
Brown-Waite challenger: Democrats gaining steam
By Tony Marrero
St. Petersburg Times
As epic battles go, U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite's Democratic challengers have failed to bring it in general elections.
Cape Coral Democrat to vie for Mack's House seat
By Betty Parker
Ft. Myers News-Press
A new opponent is in the wings for U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, as Cape Coral Democrat Jim Roach says he plans to enter the race.
Ensuring smooth state elections
By Kurt S. Browning
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
There has been a lot of discussion recently regarding the voting-system vendor Elections Systems and Software and its pending merger with Premier.
By Rebecca Ross
Pensacola News Journal
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek wants to be seen as more than a politician.
Claim that Rubio 'never' raised taxes doesn't hold up
By Aaron Sharockman
St. Petersburg Times
Marco Rubio is all of a sudden a darling of the American conservative movement in his U.S. Senate primary against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.
In Senate race, Republican Bob Smith is running to right of Rubio
By Adam C. Smith
St. Petersburg Times
Only one candidate running for the U.S. Senate truly has the experience to hit the ground running in Washington, but few people are paying any attention to him.
Newly appointed senator supports Crist
By Beth Reinhard and Marc Caputo
Miami Herald
Since joining the Senate three months ago, Republican Sen. George LeMieux said he's made good on his promise to look out for the state's interests.
Unstimulating Charlie: Why Rubio should win the GOP Senate primary
By Jac Wilder Versteeg
Palm Beach Post
I proudly endorse Marco Rubio in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
Conservative beliefs clash in race
By William March
Tampa Tribune
In the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow seems like a natural.
Brown-Waite challenger: Democrats gaining steam
By Tony Marrero
St. Petersburg Times
As epic battles go, U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite's Democratic challengers have failed to bring it in general elections.
Cape Coral Democrat to vie for Mack's House seat
By Betty Parker
Ft. Myers News-Press
A new opponent is in the wings for U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, as Cape Coral Democrat Jim Roach says he plans to enter the race.
Ensuring smooth state elections
By Kurt S. Browning
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
There has been a lot of discussion recently regarding the voting-system vendor Elections Systems and Software and its pending merger with Premier.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
On amendments, signatures abound
By Bill Cotterell
Florida Today
Some county elections supervisors, including Brevard County's, are being swamped with voter petitions for twin constitutional amendments that would fundamentally change Florida politics.
Two ballot proposals stir fears
By Gary Fineout
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Florida voters may get a chance next year to shake up their government, but it won't have anything to do with who goes to the governor's mansion.
A chance for Floridians to redraw rigged districts
By Daniel A. Smith
St. Petersburg Times
What are incumbent state lawmakers afraid of? Could it be ... competition?
Zygote fanatics push Personhood Amendment
By Gary J. Whittenberger and Richard Hull
Tallahassee Democrat
According to legend, one night in 1775, Paul Revere made his famous ride and shouted, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" inspiring the Sons of Liberty to action.
Hometown Democracy's troubling poster child
By Robert M. Weintraub
Tampa Tribune
In 1985 Gov. Bob Graham's administration placed an important legal framework in place in Florida to control rampant, undisciplined growth that threatened wetlands, induced traffic congestion and promoted random sprawl.
Citzens deserve to vote on growth
By George Niemann
Orlando Sentinel
After more than 1 million concerned Floridians signed petitions, Florida Hometown Democracy/Amendment 4 will be on the November 2010 ballot.
Leave class-size limits alone: They work
By Mike Thomas
Orlando Sentinel
If at first you don't succeed, keep screwing up. That seems to be the mantra of some Republican legislators as they gear up once again to overturn the class-size amendment.
By Bill Cotterell
Florida Today
Some county elections supervisors, including Brevard County's, are being swamped with voter petitions for twin constitutional amendments that would fundamentally change Florida politics.
Two ballot proposals stir fears
By Gary Fineout
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Florida voters may get a chance next year to shake up their government, but it won't have anything to do with who goes to the governor's mansion.
A chance for Floridians to redraw rigged districts
By Daniel A. Smith
St. Petersburg Times
What are incumbent state lawmakers afraid of? Could it be ... competition?
Zygote fanatics push Personhood Amendment
By Gary J. Whittenberger and Richard Hull
Tallahassee Democrat
According to legend, one night in 1775, Paul Revere made his famous ride and shouted, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" inspiring the Sons of Liberty to action.
Hometown Democracy's troubling poster child
By Robert M. Weintraub
Tampa Tribune
In 1985 Gov. Bob Graham's administration placed an important legal framework in place in Florida to control rampant, undisciplined growth that threatened wetlands, induced traffic congestion and promoted random sprawl.
Citzens deserve to vote on growth
By George Niemann
Orlando Sentinel
After more than 1 million concerned Floridians signed petitions, Florida Hometown Democracy/Amendment 4 will be on the November 2010 ballot.
Leave class-size limits alone: They work
By Mike Thomas
Orlando Sentinel
If at first you don't succeed, keep screwing up. That seems to be the mantra of some Republican legislators as they gear up once again to overturn the class-size amendment.
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE, AND SOCIAL ISSUES
Orlando may include transgenders in anti-bias law
By Mark Schlueb
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando may extend anti-discrimination protection to transgenders, adding a class of people that until now has been left out as too politically controversial.
In Support of Abortion, It's Personal vs. Political
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
In the early 1950s, a coal miner's daughter from rural Kentucky named Louise McIntosh encountered the shadowy world of illegal abortion.
By Mark Schlueb
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando may extend anti-discrimination protection to transgenders, adding a class of people that until now has been left out as too politically controversial.
In Support of Abortion, It's Personal vs. Political
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
In the early 1950s, a coal miner's daughter from rural Kentucky named Louise McIntosh encountered the shadowy world of illegal abortion.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
St. Joe Company mum on offshore oil drilling
By Jim Ash
Ft. Myers News-Press
Northwest Florida, proud home of turquoise waters and sugar-sand beaches, has become ground zero in the fight against the Legislature's push for offshore drilling.
Plentiful, green energy goes untapped in Florida
By Ken Kaye
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Sunshine State receives enough rays to power every home from Key West to Pensacola.
Protecting consumers
Editorial
Florida Today
Turns out, it's perfectly legal for Florida's Public Service Commission to cozy up to the utilities the agency regulates, including by communicating off-the-record while critical debates about possible rate hikes are under way.
By Jim Ash
Ft. Myers News-Press
Northwest Florida, proud home of turquoise waters and sugar-sand beaches, has become ground zero in the fight against the Legislature's push for offshore drilling.
Plentiful, green energy goes untapped in Florida
By Ken Kaye
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Sunshine State receives enough rays to power every home from Key West to Pensacola.
Protecting consumers
Editorial
Florida Today
Turns out, it's perfectly legal for Florida's Public Service Commission to cozy up to the utilities the agency regulates, including by communicating off-the-record while critical debates about possible rate hikes are under way.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
Union leaders fight rail plans
By Brent Kallestad
The Associated Press
A bill that would help create a commuter rail system in parts of Florida is being challenged by union leaders who call the proposal an attack on organized labor.
Florida insurance market still a house of cards despite slow hurricane season
By Michael Peltier
Naples News
As the 2009 hurricane season uneventfully draws to a close at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, insurers, regulators and state officials are looking ahead to bolster the house of cards that is Florida's property insurance market.
Costly political workings of high-risk state insurer
By Jim Saunders
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is a bane to some people, a necessity to others.
Regulators going after internet sales tax
By Jim Ash
Tallahassee Democrat
Florida's first aggressive attempt to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases is off to a modest start, with regulators turned Web cops raking in $44,897 in the last four months.
Creating jobs in Florida takes more than rhetoric
By Aaron Deslatte
Orlando Sentinel
Sometime next year, Alex Sink and Bill McCollum plan to get serious about creating jobs.
Rail idea on wrong track
Editorial
St. Petersburg Times
Gov. Charlie Crist wants to hold a special legislative session in December to cut a deal on commuter rail.
By Brent Kallestad
The Associated Press
A bill that would help create a commuter rail system in parts of Florida is being challenged by union leaders who call the proposal an attack on organized labor.
Florida insurance market still a house of cards despite slow hurricane season
By Michael Peltier
Naples News
As the 2009 hurricane season uneventfully draws to a close at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, insurers, regulators and state officials are looking ahead to bolster the house of cards that is Florida's property insurance market.
Costly political workings of high-risk state insurer
By Jim Saunders
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is a bane to some people, a necessity to others.
Regulators going after internet sales tax
By Jim Ash
Tallahassee Democrat
Florida's first aggressive attempt to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases is off to a modest start, with regulators turned Web cops raking in $44,897 in the last four months.
Creating jobs in Florida takes more than rhetoric
By Aaron Deslatte
Orlando Sentinel
Sometime next year, Alex Sink and Bill McCollum plan to get serious about creating jobs.
Rail idea on wrong track
Editorial
St. Petersburg Times
Gov. Charlie Crist wants to hold a special legislative session in December to cut a deal on commuter rail.
EDUCATION
State pushes high-school end-of-course tests
By Leslie Postal
Orlando Sentinel
Florida, never shy about using standardized tests, is stepping into the latest trend: end-of-course exams for high-school students.
Schools need more integrated teaching of black history, group says
By Dave Weber
Orlando Sentinel
Florida schools may have been desegregated 40 years ago, but the curriculum still is not integrated, says a statewide panel studying how African American history fits into the classroom.
New state universities chancellor Brogan tries to mend ties with Legislature
By Shannon Colavecchio
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Frank Brogan sits in the basement-level cafeteria of the state Capitol and greets by name most of the people who walk by.
State of education in Florida: High quality?
Editorial
Bradenton Herald
The groundswell of dissatisfaction over the state of education in Florida is reaching tidal wave proportions.
By Leslie Postal
Orlando Sentinel
Florida, never shy about using standardized tests, is stepping into the latest trend: end-of-course exams for high-school students.
Schools need more integrated teaching of black history, group says
By Dave Weber
Orlando Sentinel
Florida schools may have been desegregated 40 years ago, but the curriculum still is not integrated, says a statewide panel studying how African American history fits into the classroom.
New state universities chancellor Brogan tries to mend ties with Legislature
By Shannon Colavecchio
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Frank Brogan sits in the basement-level cafeteria of the state Capitol and greets by name most of the people who walk by.
State of education in Florida: High quality?
Editorial
Bradenton Herald
The groundswell of dissatisfaction over the state of education in Florida is reaching tidal wave proportions.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
Florida's a model for Medicare fraud and the fight to stop it
By William E. GibsonSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel
The nation's leaders are looking to South Florida, a cauldron of swindles by and against the elderly, for lessons on how to stem Medicare fraud to help pay for a health care overhaul.
Is scope of Chinese drywall problem exaggerated?
By Duane Marsteller
Bradenton Herald
As the Chinese drywall saga unfolded during the past year, one figure has been widely and often repeated: 100,000.
By William E. GibsonSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel
The nation's leaders are looking to South Florida, a cauldron of swindles by and against the elderly, for lessons on how to stem Medicare fraud to help pay for a health care overhaul.
Is scope of Chinese drywall problem exaggerated?
By Duane Marsteller
Bradenton Herald
As the Chinese drywall saga unfolded during the past year, one figure has been widely and often repeated: 100,000.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
Rothstein lawsuit names more defendants
By Sally Kestin and Peter Franceschina
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Related: Bankruptcy lawyers to Florida charities: Give Rothstein money back
Hiding out in Morocco as his alleged Ponzi scheme imploded in late October, Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein received an urgent e-mail from representatives of his largest investment consortiums, offering to help keep the scheme going, according to new allegations in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Supreme Court to hear Florida beach-property rights case
By Lesley Clark
Miami Herald
Florida's beaches -- the blindingly white shores of the Panhandle, the bikini dotted sands of South Beach -- are the state's signature attraction.
Without black judges, blind spots exist
By James V. Cook
Tallahassee Democrat
In slavery times, housing patterns in the South were mixed because white folks wanted their servants close by.
Florida pays a heavy cost for locking up its children
By Bud Chiles
St. Petersburg TimesThere's a real teen crime problem in Florida, and our state politicians are making it worse.
By Sally Kestin and Peter Franceschina
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Related: Bankruptcy lawyers to Florida charities: Give Rothstein money back
Hiding out in Morocco as his alleged Ponzi scheme imploded in late October, Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein received an urgent e-mail from representatives of his largest investment consortiums, offering to help keep the scheme going, according to new allegations in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Supreme Court to hear Florida beach-property rights case
By Lesley Clark
Miami Herald
Florida's beaches -- the blindingly white shores of the Panhandle, the bikini dotted sands of South Beach -- are the state's signature attraction.
Without black judges, blind spots exist
By James V. Cook
Tallahassee Democrat
In slavery times, housing patterns in the South were mixed because white folks wanted their servants close by.
Florida pays a heavy cost for locking up its children
By Bud Chiles
St. Petersburg TimesThere's a real teen crime problem in Florida, and our state politicians are making it worse.
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