FEATURED STORIES
By Lesley Clark, Luisa Yanez and Beth Reinhard
Related: Cuba issues define Diaz-Balart's legacy
Democrats seek criminal probe of GOP credit-card scandal
Orlando Sentinel
Fair Districts gets its hearing in Tally; Haridopolos 'look at me'
Orlando Sentinel
BEST OF THE BLOGS
By Buck Banks
The Florida Republican Party is:
B. destitute
D. All of the above.
By Brian S.
Via Pandagon, I present Colorado Springs, CO. Colorado Springs is home to, among other things, the Air Force Academy and Focus on the Family, as well as Ted Haggard's former mega-church, Saddleback.
By Gimleteye
In a 2 PM press conference, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson will announce that she will not run for re-election.
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Bill Kaczor
The Florida Supreme Court ruled the state's election code does not pre-empt local laws Thursday in a voting machine dispute that traces its origins to the Florida recount that decided the 2000 presidential race.
The Associated Press
Attorney General Bill McCollum says he'd assist with a criminal investigation if an audit of recent Republican Party spending suggests illegal activity.
By Michael C. Bender
A Republican U.S. Senate candidate, a Democratic Palm Beach County Commission candidate and the next Florida Senate President could all be forced to testify if a state House investigation into whether its former leader betrayed the public trust goes forward as scheduled.
By Mary Ellen Klas
With the arrival of Gov. Charlie Crist's letter endorsing J.R. Kelly, the public advocate in utility rate cases, Senate leaders now appear to be backing off attempts to challenge Kelly's confirmation.
By David Damron and Ludmilla Lelis
Sarah Palin will make two high-profile, big-ticket appearances in Central Florida during the next month -- but she doesn't want any media coverage.
POLITICAL RACES
By Elysa Batista
A potential shift of political power Thursday may end up affecting Collier County as well as Washington come November.
By David Hunt
Gov. Charlie Crist said he's looking past U.S. Senate race polls and man-hugs to concentrate on Florida's budget, a $69.2 billion spending plan relying heavily on a gaming compact and the state's economic recovery.
By Ron Hurtibise
U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek needed a bridge to NASCAR Nation.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Kendrick B. Meek
Not too long ago, Florida schools ranked at the bottom of the national barrel, known for being overcrowded and underfunded.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Craig Pittman
For the second time, federal wildlife officials have rejected a request that they designate thousands of square miles of South Florida as critical habitat for the Florida panther, the agency announced Thursday.
By Bruce Ritchie
Members of a House panel Wednesday were provided with oil spill figures and they were told that seismic research is needed to find offshore deposits of beach sand before oil drilling is allowed.
By Steve Patterson
From panthers to shy salamanders in Baker County's woods, Florida's federally protected species have become players in a bid by environmentalists to tighten controls on pesticide use.
By Bruce Ritchie
Florida Public Service Commission Chairwoman Nancy Argenziano says Senate talk of beefing up educational requirements for the PSC is aimed at getting her off the panel.
Editorial
The clean water standards the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed for Florida are good for public health and the state's economy.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By John Kennedy
The state Senate's newest office is going to be staffed by a familiar name from the recent past.
By Bill Kaczor
Lenders will be required to pick up the tab for investigating and verifying ownership and then try mediation before foreclosing Florida home mortgages under new rules approved Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court.
By Tom Bayles and Aaron Kessler
Foreclosures surged 150 percent in Manatee County last month when compared with a year ago, a probable sign that the new wave of foreclosures predicted by several state economists is under way.
EDUCATION
By Scott Travis
They are best known as places of learning and research, but Florida's universities have taken on another role in recent weeks: Haiti relief agencies.
By Kelli Kennedy
The state's child abuse hot line got a worried call in May 2008, alleging that a baby's father had passed out snorting cocaine and the boy was chewing on a cable wire.
Bankruptcy lawyers: Scott Rothstein partners made ``fraudulent'' transactions
Miami Herald
Capital punishment: planned execution brings out some unusual opponents
Tallahassee Democrat
Judge to be reprimanded by Fla. Supreme Court
Tampa Tribune
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