FEATURED STORIES
By Paul Quinlan and Michael C. Bender
Worsening economic projections, a looming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate and even rising sea levels now threaten to scuttle Gov. Charlie Crist's half-billion-dollar Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. before its new, Sept. 30 deadline.
By Martin Merzer
Are cash-strapped Florida lawmakers ready to roll the dice on Las Vegas-style gambling resorts - or is it just a bluff?
BEST OF THE BLOGS
By Daniel Tilson
Coincidentally enough, Florida is the state with both the highest rate of identity theft, and with a governor suffering through the most prolonged identity crisis in recent political history.
By Brian S.
Don't freak, everyone--I haven't changed sides. I'm just rethinking my earlier position on the Crist-Rubio race.
By Beach Blogger
State representative Stephen Precourt (R-Orlando) has proposed using state tax dollars to promote the production of "family-friendly" movies and television productions.
By Peter Schorsch
Anyone else get the feeling that the race for Florida Congressional District 10 just got a whole lot more interesting now that House Democratic leaders on Wednesday banned budget earmarks to private industry, ending a practice that has steered billions of dollars in no-bid contracts to companies and set off corruption scandals.
By Joy Reid
March sure is early to be going on television for a primary in August ... which tells me Team Rubio is at least somewhat concerned that AMEXgate and the $134 back wax might begin to stick.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
By Michael Peltier
Screaming for more money, the Senate panel that writes the health-care budget unveiled a proposed spending plan Thursday that cuts children's mental health services, hearing aids and child abuse programs and hundreds of state jobs.
By Steve Bousquet
Outraged by revelations of high living and cronyism, state lawmakers want stricter oversight of Florida's 24 regional workforce boards that try to find jobs for people.
By Dara Kam
With Florida's economy in the tank and unemployment at a record high, more Floridians are turning to public libraries to search for jobs, apply for services and get free entertainment.
By Sara Kennedy
State Sen. Mike Bennett is a prolific filer of bills, and again this year, he's proposing a number of changes to state insurance laws.
By Carlos Medina
In response to a spate of horse killings in South Florida, reportedly for black-market meat, two Florida legislators introduced a bill that would make the practice a felony.
POLITICAL RACES
Staff Report
The story about Marco Rubio's Republican Party of Florida American Express card has devolved into a game of soundbite one-upsmanship.
By Adam C. Smith
Given that Marco Rubio acknowledged that he double-billed the state and Republican party for eight plane trips in 2007 (and now will reimburse the party $3,000), people are suggesting he needs to amend his income tax returns.
By Michael C. Bender
Marco Rubio is attempting to do just that with this web video released today, just hours before the South Florida Water Management District takes another critical vote on the Charlie Crist-backed plan to buy up U.S. Sugar land in the name of Everglades restoration.
By David Catanese
Marco Rubio's meteoric rise from long-shot Republican Senate candidate to national conservative celebrity has left some in Florida's political establishment scratching their heads.
Staff Report
Gov. Charlie Crist is scheduled to be in Jacksonville today for a U.S. Senate campaign fundraiser before hosting a town hall meeting on the port system.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Scott Finn
Florida water managers have voted to keep alive a half-billion dollar plan designed to restore the Everglades.
By Damien Cave
Facing legal challenges and growing deficits, South Florida water officials on Thursday gave themselves six more months to finance a controversial $536 million purchase of land from United States Sugar for the Everglades.
By Ron Word
Despite receiving more than 54 inches of rain a year and having 7,700 lakes, 50,000 miles of rivers and streams and more than 700 springs, Florida will have problems supplying enough water to satisfy the needs of its 18 million residents, a Senate committee was told Thursday.
By Gina Jordan
A veteran Florida lawmaker has an idea that may help the state in a water quality dispute with the EPA. However, James Call reports farmers and septic tank owners may not like it.
LGBT
By Scott Maxwell
Tallahassee lawmakers seem obsessed with homosexuality.
Staff Report
A South Florida man took his fight for adoption rights to the nation's capitol Thursday.
By Walt Belcher
A CNN documentary about what happened, personally and professionally, to former Largo City Manager Steven Stanton after he decided to become Susan Stanton debuts on the network this weekend.
By Jay Handelman
Steven Stanton lost his job as city manager in Largo after he announced that he planned to live as a woman.
EDUCATION
By Katie Tammen
Florida Senate Bill 6 is not popular among local teachers, to say the least.
By Gary Fineout
A private school voucher bill being pushed by top Republicans in the House and Senate could have a huge financial impact unless changes are made to the legislation.
By Whitney Ray
College students could soon have the option to raise their own tuition and use the extra cash for renewable energy.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Alex Leary
In a rapid display of gamesmanship, House Republicans vowed Thursday to ban all budget earmarks, a day after Democrats said they would not award them to for-profit companies.
By Andrew Taylor
The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Jim Saunders
With Florida lawmakers trying to rein in employee-benefit costs, two major insurers have offered a way to shift more responsibility for health care to state workers.
By Kris Hundley
Inside Congress, battles over federal funding for abortion have posed the latest threat to health care reform legislation.
By Mitra Malek and Adam Playford
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will sponsor legislation aimed at giving federal agencies a bigger role in investigating cancer clusters such as the one recently identified in The Acreage, his office announced this evening.
Miami hospitals won't get state bailout cash
Miami Herald
FEMA asked to intervene in Florida drywall issue
Palm Beach Post
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Holly Moore
Criminal charges will not be filed following an investigation into the Dozier School for Boys, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
By Amy Sherman
Relatives and friends of disgraced ex-Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion have sent letters singing the politician's praises to the judge who will sentence him Friday to a likely prison term.
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