FEATURED STORIES
By Adam C. Smith and Beth Reinhard
You know Democrats have a serious problem when Republicans can pick off Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in the bluest of blue states.
Massachusetts Senate election shines spotlight on Rubio
By William March
As pundits nationwide debate the meaning of Tuesday's startling Massachusetts Senate election, the spotlight is shining brighter on Marco Rubio than almost any other political candidate.
By Jim Ash
The bad news will keep coming, a state economist warned Wednesday, with already record joblessness likely to rise to all-time highs.
The Associated Press
Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater told his chamber's budget writers today not to raise taxes or fees during this election year to close a projected spending gap of up to $3.2 billion.
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Steve Bousquet
For the third straight year, state Sen. Paula Dockery is pushing for a state law to prevent legislators from voting on issues that would personally benefit them or their relatives.
By Jim Turner
Rep. Adam Fetterman, D-Port St. Lucie, and Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, will host a news conference today to announce bi-partisan support to protect money in state trust funds and to halt lawmakers from voting on bills that may personally benefit them.
Staff Report
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican running for governor, said he regrets a long-ago 1983 vote he made as a congressman against making Martin Luther King Day a paid federal holiday.
By Adam C. Smith
Republicans throughout the country have lots of reason for optimism one day after the bombshell election in Massachusetts.
The Associated Press
Gov. Charlie Crist toured a facility that has become a point of entry for U.S. nationals and non-Haitian foreigners fleeing the earthquake-devastated nation.
POLITICAL RACES
By William March
Marco Rubio's campaign appearance in Tampa Wednesday was at a ribbon-cutting for Everest Online University, now finishing a building where it employs some 800 people.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Tom Lyons
Related: Manatee's McClash favors amendment
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
By Ken Kaye
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expects up to 200,000 undocumented Haitians nationwide to apply for Temporary Protected Status, which would allow them to obtain temporary work permits within 90 days instead of the usual six months.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Bruce Ritchie
A House committee's budget exercise includes proposed new money for Florida Forever but the land-buying program may still face an uphill battle to get funded for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
By Kim Hackett
Hundreds of Florida gas stations, including 39 in Southwest Florida, have closed since Dec. 31 because of an environmental protection law intended to protect drinking water resources.
By Curtis Morgan
Federal wildlife managers said Wednesday they will pursue a ban on the import of Burmese python and eight other giant exotic snakes that threaten the Everglades.
By Dave Hodges
Federal stimulus dollars have found their way to Tallahassee yet again with the start of an environmental project designed to improve pine forest habitat for endangered species living in the Red Hills region.
Editorial
Here's Florida's standard for clean water: "In no case shall nutrient concentrations of a body of water be altered so as to cause an imbalance in natural populations of aquatic flora or fauna."
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Dara Kam
Florida may have hit its economic rock-bottom but that doesn't mean it's on the road to recovery, a state economist told the Senate Wednesday, as the state's unemployment rate probably will climb to 12 percent within a few months.
By Robert Lorei
The initiative is called "Move Your Money", and it's encouraging Americans to take their money out of big banks, and move it into locally-owned banks and credit unions.
By Susan Salisbury
When it comes to damage from a dozen-day freeze that hit Glades area growers earlier this month, it's not just about withered sweet corn or green beans turned to mush.
By Howard Troxler
The phrase "ticking time bomb" is overused. But there's a story lurking out there about Florida's cities and counties that will only get bigger.
By Diane Sears
Frank DiBello was named president of Space Florida in September after serving as interim chief of the organization, which leads development of the state's aerospace industry. He spoke with Florida Trend about Vision 2020, the organization's long-range plan.
By Jim Ash
Republican House and Senate leaders on Wednesday suggested a cure to Florida's sluggish economy and record unemployment rate -- go to the movies.
By Jeff Ostrowski
Florida taxpayers have spent more than $1.5 billion to turn the state into a biotech hub, but the payoff remains elusive, according to a new report by a legislative research group.
By Heather Scofield
Local and state officials have put on their fighting gloves in a battle to bring passenger rail service to Florida's East Coast using federal stimulus money.
EDUCATION
By Catherine Whittenburg
Florida is "not truthful" with parents about the fact that earning a high school diploma does not prepare students for college, said a top state education official who called for reform.
By Scott Travis
Florida's Prepaid plan once seemed like a no-brainer when it came to saving for college.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Jeremy Wallace
A day after Democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate, some Florida Democrats said Wednesday they are sticking with health care reform, even if it means having to accept a U.S. Senate version of the legislation.
Editorial
Now, at least, there is clarity in the battle over health care reform.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Bill Varian
Crime has a steep price for taxpayers when it's committed by a child in most parts of Florida.
By Jay Weaver and Amy Sherman
As con man Scott Rothstein idles away his time in a federal jail, an auction house Thursday will begin showcasing the eclectic collection of ``toys'' from his bankrupt law offices.
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