FEATURED STORIES
By Alex Leary
Related editorial: Sansom's resignation leaves key questions unanswered
As Crist poll numbers slide, staffers leave campaign
St. Petersburg Times
New Florida GOP chairman drops Senate elections post
Florida Times-Union
Election year adds twist to legislative session
The Associated Press
FLORIDA POLITICS
By William March
Related: Attorney: Bloggers played role in Sansom's downfall
Marco Rubio may have dodged a bullet Monday, but there could be more bullets coming.
By Tom McLaughlin
Ray Sansom's legal team claims their client never had a chance to receive a fair hearing before the state House Select Commit-tee on Standards of Official Conduct.
By Marc Caputo
So before a conflict of interest could arise, St. Augustine Sen. John Thrasher stepped down from chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee when he was chosen as the head of the Republican Party of Florida this Saturday.
By Trimmel Gomes
It's all about making sure public officials are still following the law when sending tweets, facebooking or interacting on other social networking tools. Attorney General Bill McCollum's Sunshine Technology Team briefed open government experts and state agency officers Monday about jumping on the social media bandwagon.
By John Kennedy
Disgraced former House Speaker Ray Sansom is gone, having resigned his seat on the eve of a House committee probing the deal he engineered that sent millions of dollars to a Panhandle community college that later gave him a six-figure job.
Editorial
Well, thank goodness that's over.
Editorial
Even though it took too long, state Rep. Ray Sansom finally did the right thing and resigned from the Florida House of Representatives.
From scandal, better ethics rules
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Editorial
Orlando Sentinel
POLITICAL RACES
By Bart Jansen
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist defended the federal stimulus package signed into law last year, saying Monday that it created and saved jobs.
Staff Report
Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio continues to lengthen his lead over Governor Charlie Crist in the contest for Florida's Republican Senate nomination.
By Michael C. Bender
Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom's resignation helped preserve his defense in his criminal case and avoided possible further embarrassment for a reeling Florida Republican Party.
By Bruce Ritchie
Democrat Scott Maddox on Monday used the release of an environmental scorecard of Congressional representatives to fire a shot at the likely Republican nominee, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, in the agriculture commissioner race.
Staff Report
Voters will elect a new representative for state House District 58 in a special general election today. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Chloe Cotton
Florida redistricting after the 2010 census is likely to be a partisan struggle.
By Lesley Blackner
Related editorial: How to beat Amendment 4
St. Pete Times alum to lead Hometown Democracy
Buzz Blog
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
By Paul Steinhauser
Nearly seven in ten Americans think that people who are openly gay or lesbian should be allowed to serve in the military, according to a new national poll.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Sean Kinane
In his budget request for the current year, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has included funding for the purchase of environmentally sensitive lands through a program called Florida Forever.
By Mark Matthews
Seven Florida Democrats in Congress earned a perfect score from environmentalists in an annual scorecard released this morning that rated lawmakers for 2009 votes that included the American Clean Energy and Security Act and as well as the controversial $787 billion stimulus bill.
By Bruce Ritchie
Rules meetings and workshops -- they sound boring.
By Kate Spinner
Charter captains, bait shops and commercial fishing fleets from Key West to Puget Sound are losing jobs and money as sweeping restrictions on dozens of fish take effect nationwide, based on data that regulators know is inaccurate.
By Susan Cocking
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Monday announced a special hunting season targeting Burmese pythons on state lands in South Florida March 8 through April 17.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Brandon Larrabee
Last year, with unemployment heading higher and worries about the state's ability to pay for unemployment benefits growing, business groups asked the Legislature to pass a temporary $650 million-a-year tax increase to buoy the fund that pays jobless Floridians.
Staff Report
Former Gov. Jeb Bush budget director Donna Arduin's firm will be paid as much as $35,000 over the next five months as an economic consultant to the Senate's budget committee, according to a new contract approved by Senate President Jeff Atwater.
Staff Report
Several recent media reports out of Japan have noted that the Central Florida Japan Railway Co., known there as JR Tokai, is the first to announce it wants the contract to develop high-speed rail travel from Tampa to Orlando, and eventually to Miami.
By Dan Tracy
Jobs. Thousands of them. That's one of the main ways supporters pitched the two trains heading for Orlando.
By Elaine Walker
It's not a mistake if your Whopper arrives without the usual two slices of tomatoes.
EDUCATION
By Tiffany Lankes
Florida's education system faces a tough challenge this year, as lawmakers seek higher standards for learning in the upcoming legislative session, but do so at a time when dollars are precious.
By Jeffrey Solocheck
In case you missed it this morning, there's an interesting dynamic going on among Florida's Democratic lawmakers.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Stacey Singer
Few states have as much at stake in the health care fight as Florida, a state where one in five residents lacks any health coverage, where what coverage is available for the poor is breaking the bank, and where a large percentage of people -- seniors -- have government-provided health care that they're keen to protect.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Cristina Silva
Cash-strapped parents seeking child support relief have clogged the state's family court system, forcing hearing officers to work overtime and judges to play case managers.
By Charles Rabin
A theatrical tug-of-war between Gov. Charlie Crist and Michelle Spence-Jones finally takes center stage Friday, as the suspended Miami commissioner tries to convince a judge her removal from office last month was unconstitutional.
By Trimmel Gomes/The Associated Press
A judge has voided the city of Aventura's use of cameras to catch motorists who run red lights. The decision Monday by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jerald Bagley could have an impact on similar lawsuits pending against Florida cities.
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