FEATURED STORIES
By Lloyd Dunkelberger
Gov. Charlie Crist's slide in political popularity has prompted what many once thought was implausible: He could lose the U.S. Senate race.
By Aaron Deslatte
Jim Greer's exit from the Republican Party of Florida could be almost as tumultuous as his three-year tenure as state chairman.
By Scott Maxwell
Right now, Republicans are poised for victory. They have the momentum following their upset Senate win in Massachusetts.
By John Kennedy
Even as talk of deficits and debt seem focused largely on Washington, Florida's state government is cresting on its biggest tide of red ink in history.
By Steve Bousquet
Gov. Charlie Crist may or may not be the next U.S. senator from Florida, but this much is certain: Florida will never be the same.
By Edmund D. Fountain
St. Petersburg Times
Rubio bows to hard-liners, stiffs Florida
St. Petersburg Times
EDITORIAL CARTOON OF THE WEEK
By Jim Morin
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Mary Ellen Klas
State Sen. Paula Dockery, a Republican candidate for governor, today demanded that state party officials release all financial records, including the credit card statements given to any party leader since RPOF Chairman Jim Greer took office in 2007.
By Alex Leary
To understand how this city works, how it is fueled by connections and insider knowledge as much as it is by bills, amendments and debate, consider Doug Gregory.
By Dara Kam
An investigation into state Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos found she didn't do anything wrong by using breakfast foods in the subject heads of e-mails dealing with a controversial rail project.
By Heather Scofield
The photo that County Councilman Josh Wagner posted to his online Facebook page of his dog Mugz on the evening of Jan. 21 isn't likely a public record.
By Steve Bousquet
The Florida Legislature needs to take a good look in the mirror.
By Anthony Man
Hundreds of attendees convened for the tea party's first national convention in Nashville, Tenn., last week - without movement leaders from South Florida.
By Ryan Mills
They held hand-made signs supporting the United States Constitution, tax cuts and an audit of the Federal Reserve.
Editorial
It's not that public corruption is new to Palm Beach and Broward counties, despite the recent flurry of front-page photos of elected officials walking in and out of court on criminal charges.
POLITICAL RACES
By William March
Related AP story: Crist still giving hugs in Senate run
Unlike Rubio, most politicians want all to count
Miami Herald
Charlie Crist, acknowledged as '08 game changer, is seen at risk in Senate primary
St. Petersburg Times
Sink wants McCollum to investigate Bank of America in Florida
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Lawmakers gear up for fundraising
Tallahassee Democrat
Anger fuels rush of candidates
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Fort Myers to host Rubio rally
Ft. Myers News-Press
Baker drops out of race for agriculture commissioner
St. Petersburg Times
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By David Damron
Orange County's major mayoral candidates -- even those now in office -- cast themselves as outsiders and reformers.
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE, AND SOCIAL ISSUES
By Lise Fisher
Saints or Colts fan? For many celebrating the NFL's penultimate game Sunday night in Gainesville, the question didn't seem to matter as much as just enjoying a beer, some food and Super Bowl XLIV.
By Kimberly C. Moore
Look at old photos of the Apollo firing room at Kennedy Space Center and you'll notice a few things the people have in common: all are men, most are wearing short-sleeved shirts and ties or white lab coats, and not a single one of them is black.
By Timothy J. Gibbons
The Air Force will begin a series of open houses Monday as it decides if its newest fighter jet should be based in Jacksonville - a choice that might be vital to the future of the local fighter wing.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Catherine Whittenburg
With more than 1 million residents out of work, state lawmakers are trying to concoct the right blend of business incentives to bring jobs to Florida.
By Deborah Wheeler
When Bud & Alley's owner Dave Rauschkolb hosted House of Representatives hopeful David Pleat at his 30A restaurant in October, he heard him issue a call to action against drilling for oil off his beautiful beaches.
By Angel McCurdy
Just weeks before the Legislature takes up the issue, supporters and opponents had their say Thursday on a proposal to drill for oil off Florida's coast.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
The Associated Press
State economists now expect Florida's unemployment rate to peak at 12.3 percent later this year - topping the modern record by nearly half a percentage point - and remain in double digits for another two years.
By U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek
From the Apollo missions to the space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled launch today, spaceflight has inspired generations of young Americans to advance human understanding of the universe around them.
As shuttle's end nears, is it safer than ever?
Orlando Sentinel
Space shuttle blasts off on last night flight
Naples News
By Paul Flemming
Pensacola News Journal
Casinos the future of Florida's beaches?
Orlando Sentinel
State hit with job agency bill
Tampa Tribune
Editorial
Daytona Beach News-Journal
EDUCATION
By Denise-Marie Balona
There's not a school district in Florida that doesn't feel shortchanged by the Legislature, with teacher salaries virtually frozen and per-pupil spending continuing to slide.
By Linda Trimble
Cost-cutting changes in FCAT content and scoring will be rolled out starting this week when Florida students take the writing section of the annual high-stakes state exam.
By Christopher O'Donnell
Teachers call them "juicy" words, descriptive phrases like "kaleidoscope of color" that students can use to pep up their essays on the FCAT test.
By Brandon Larrabee
Florida's application for a $1.1 billion share of federal education reform funding could be hampered by a lack of support from teachers' unions as federal officials begin reviewing submissions from states across the country.
By Bill Maxwell
The nation's historically black colleges and universities have been essential to the success of African-Americans since 1837.
Editorial
The New Florida Initiative, a plan to increase state spending on higher education by $1.75 billion over five years and bring the university system into the knowledge-based economy, is a good idea that won't become a reality unless Tallahassee gets serious about Florida's future.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Nathan Crabbe
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Friday that President Obama needed to "start cracking the whip" to get the House of Representatives to pass the Senate's version of health care reform.
By Brandon Larrabee
The popular image of Medicaid as the Pac-Man of the state budget might have grown cliched by now, but many say the program's growth will continue to gobble ever-increasing shares of taxpayer funding if something isn't done to check it.
By Rachel Revehl
Pennies clinked by the handful into jars at dozens of schools.
By Carol Gentry
Dr. Carlos Contreras' address is a federal prison in South Carolina, where he was sent after pleading guilty to health-fraud conspiracy in September 2008.
By Mitra Malek
State officials will test the water and soil at brain-cancer-stricken children's homes in The Acreage, Florida Department of Health's chief of staff said Friday -- an appeal those children's families have been making for months.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Jay Stapleton
When restaurant owner Bob Fisher was young, he made "foolish" mistakes, and so he thought redemption should be considered for the young man who at gunpoint robbed his Port Orange Subway sandwich store.
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