FEATURED STORIES
By Alex Leary
The Supreme Court dramatically upended campaign finance laws Thursday in a ruling that will send waves of corporate money into Florida and fuel the bitterly contested U.S. Senate Republican primary between Gov. Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio.
By Mark K. Matthews
For weeks, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson had expected a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that would lift long-standing restrictions on election spending for corporations and unions.
By Catherine Whittenburg
Early release for prisoners? Eliminating the Florida Department of Law Enforcement?
By Eric Staats
Gov. Charlie Crist will be wielding more than scissors when he visits Naples today to cut the ribbon on a pedestrian bridge at Rookery Bay reserve, and make two other stops.
By Bill Kaczor
Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday that he'll delay an increase in the state's unemployment compensation tax until lawmakers can reduce it.
BEST OF THE BLOGS
By Gimleteye
This logo is as phony as the Group, "Floridians for Smarter Growth."
By Peter Schorsch
In the wake of a new report from the business community about Florida's workforce, State Rep. Janet Long (D-Seminole) today called on legislative leaders to embrace her plan to improve Florida's pre-kindergarten program.
By Steve Schale
Earlier this week, I took a look at macro-level Florida voter registration trends, which showed that despite a difficult political climate, Democrats are continuing to grow their advantage over Republicans in statewide voter registration.
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Dana Treen
Related: John Thrasher ready for double duty
House Democrats appear ready to ratchet it up a notch
The Fine Print
Court, House panel to hear charges against Sansom
Ocala Star-Banner
POLITICAL RACES
By Anthony Man
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that corporations may now spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, a decision that could open the spigot to millions of dollars flowing into this fall's elections.
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
By Jeff Kunerth
Sometimes Martin Gill forgets what day it is. And then he starts to feel stressed and anxious and realizes, Oh, this must be Wednesday.
By Richard Danielson
David Caton's Florida Family Association has flooded the University of South Florida with more than 2,500 e-mails protesting a spring semester course on "queer theory."
By John Kennedy
Adoption agencies would be barred from making prospective parents reveal whether they have guns or ammunition at home under a measure that sailed through a Florida House panel Thursday with the backing of the National Rifle Association.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Curtis Morgan
An annual aerial survey recorded a record high number of endangered manatees this year -- 5,067.
By Bruce Ritchie
A Florida Department of Environmental Protection official on Wednesday warned a Senate panel that waiting to protect Florida's springs could cost more in the long run.
By the News Service of Florida
As Gov. Charlie Crist continues to try to navigate a long-standing water dispute with Georgia and Alabama, a federal appeals court has ruled that Georgia can move forward with an appeal.
By Chris Phillips
The new year has arrived and once again everyone is left wondering what will happen with the upcoming red snapper season.
By Kate Spinner
Volunteers, state biologists and conservation groups across Florida mounted an unprecedented rescue effort to save most of the 5,000 endangered sea turtles found near death during this month's cold snap.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
The Progress Report
Yesterday, President Obama attributed Republican Scott Brown's surprising victory in the Massachusetts special Senate election to his administration's failure to properly address the economic hardships of the middle class.
By Aaron Kessler
Economist Hank Fishkind predicts 2010 will be "an ugly year for foreclosures" in the Sarasota-Bradenton area and across Florida, putting further pressure on home prices, and that new housing starts will be "miserable."
By Michael Peltier
A Senate panel charged with carrying out a state constitutional amendment to protect working waterfronts made last-minute changes Thursday to expand the amendment's scope and protect it from likely legal challenges from local cash-strapped local governments.
The Associated Press
Crops damaged during the record cold snap in Florida earlier this month means state-grown produce will be more expensive.
By Jason Garcia and Sara K. Clarke
Central Florida will be home to the world's largest Legoland by the end of 2011, Merlin Entertainments Group said Thursday.
By Michael Vasquez
With legal costs mounting and state lawmakers frowning, Miami-Dade County commissioners on Thursday decided that their long-shot bid to install airport slot machines was no longer a gamble worth taking.
Editorial
Today's release of unemployment rates for December is expected to fuel concern that Florida could soon hit 12 percent, a rate not seen since the end of World War II.
EDUCATION
By Leslie Postal
The Seminole County school district wasn't the only one reconsidering its Race to the Top decision after the state's Jan. 12 deadline.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Linda Shrieves and Mark K. Matthews
After badgering Obama administration officials for a week to make it easier to fly injured Haitian children to Florida hospitals for treatment, Sen. Bill Nelson prevailed Thursday.
Haitian orphans' adoptive parents wait, worry, battle red tape
Orlando Sentinel
As records go digital, cultures clash
Health News Florida
No time for nation to retreat on health care reform
Daytona Beach News-Journal
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Jon Burstein
Treasures from fallen attorney Scott Rothstein's law offices were laid bare Thursday under the fluorescent lights of a liquidator's showroom as the curious, bargain-hunters and even the daughter of a former Florida governor came to browse through the mishmash of stuff.
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