FEATURED STORIES
By Steve Bousquet, Adam C. Smith and Beth Reinhard
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Gov. Crist Appears Set to Bolt Party in Senate Bid
New York Times
Officials: Leaks spewing more oil into Gulf
The Associated Press
Women seeking abortions could face forced ultrasounds
Palm Beach Post
More GOP fiscal revelations emerge, with another Crist pal on the payroll
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
By Cristina Silva and Marc Caputo
Abortion. School prayer. A lawsuit over ``Obamacare.'' A race-related measure sundering Democrats.
The Associated Press
A top House Democrat predicted Gov. Charlie Crist will veto the annual budget bill, but the governor said today that he's undecided.
By Howard Troxler
Related editorial: Public loses, utilities win in Senate vote on PSC nominees
Florida Legislature leaders raise big bucks from special interests
Orlando Sentinel
Debit card surcharge ban may get Senate hearing; House already approved
Palm Beach Post
Crist's signature expected on bill requiring county votes on children's services councils
TC Palm
Rep. Daryl Rouson's anti-drug paraphernalia bill passes House
St. Petersburg Times
POLITICAL RACES
By Jim Stratton and Aaron Deslatte
Barring an eleventh-hour change of heart, Gov. Charlie Crist will turn Florida's U.S. Senate race on its head today by formally announcing he will run as an independent and leave the party that made him one of the most recognizable politicians in the state.
By William March and Richard Mullins
Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to announce today that he'll run for the U.S. Senate as a no-party candidate, a move that would scramble Florida politics and further elevate the national profile of a Senate contest that's already the most-watched campaign in the nation in the 2010 election cycle.
By Lesley Clark
If Gov. Charlie Crist actually wins his independent bid for the U.S. Senate, would his new allies be Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont?
By Brandon Larrabee
Ending weeks of speculation, Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to announce Thursday in St. Petersburg that he will leave the Republican Party and run for the U.S. Senate as an independent.
By Aaron Deslatte
Republican Party of Florida general counsel Jason Gonzalez says ousted Chairman Jim Greer received at least $125,000 through the secret fundraising contract he and Delmar Johnson signed with each other.
By Carol Rosenberg
State Sen. Dan Gelber says he has received more contributions than any other candidate in the race to become Florida's next attorney general.
By Angel McCurdy
Residents had "Breakfast with Bill" on Wednesday morning as Republican gubernatorial front-runner Bill McCollum began a campaign swing through the region.
By David Hunt
Republican candidates for Florida's Attorney General didn't differ much in their opinions on immigration policy, redrawing the political borders and taxpayer-funded health care plans during a brief forum Wednesday in Clay County.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Bill Cotterell
Florida voters will find a lot more than people on the ballot in November.
The Associated Press
The Republican-controlled Legislature's response to two citizen initiatives on redistricting may soon be headed for Florida's Nov. 2 ballot.
By Dan Christensen
Weeks after casting the deciding vote to approve a controversial ballot petition in December 2008, former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles T. Wells joined a law firm aligned with the petition's sponsor.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Curtis Morgan
Scrambling to head off looming ecological disaster, the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday set fire to an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico -- already the size of Miami-Dade County and expanding -- from a blown-out drilling rig spewing some 42,000 barrels of crude a day.
Staff Report
The Coast Guard says a new leak has been found at the site where a oil platform exploded and sank off in the Gulf of Mexico.
By Thomas Stewart
Though the threat seems to be focused on Louisiana's coastline for the time being, officials say Florida's coast could be hit by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as well, which local experts say would come at the worst time and affect some of the state's most unspoiled beaches.
By Paul Flemming
A massive oil slick from a collapsed rig 130 miles off the coast of New Orleans is so big it's "humbling," but probably won't hit Florida's pristine Panhandle beaches this weekend, Florida's top environmental regulator told Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday.
By Mary Ellen Klas
Sen. Mike Haridopolos, the Senate's incoming Senate president who along with incoming House Speaker Rep. Dean Cannon had expected to push for oil exploration when they take office next year, said he is having second thoughts in the wake of the spill off the Louisiana Coast.
By Rob Shaw
Kathy Castor doesn't want offshore oil drilling - and the potential environmental dangers that can go with it -- anywhere near her home turf.
By Bobbie O'Brien
Dead birds have been washing up on Pinellas County beaches over the past few days.
By Robert Samuels
A far-reaching measure to block the sale and trade of Burmese pythons and other exotic reptiles in Florida cleared the Legislature on Wednesday and is headed to the governor for his signature.
Editorial
Florida must increase its solar energy capacity.
EDUCATION
By Kathleen Haughney
A panel appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist started Wednesday morning to refurbish the state's bid for a chunk of the federal Race to the Top grant, which could bring the state $700 million in funding for education.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Mary Ellen Klas
With little fanfare, Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday signed the bill ratifying the $1 billion Seminole gambling compact with the state and lowering the tax rate on South Florida parimutuels.
The Associated Press
A wide-ranging economic development bill passed by the Florida House Wednesday includes a long menu of tax cuts and incentives to businesses designed to create jobs and provide a shot in the arm to Florida's sagging economy.
By Brandon Larrabee
A property insurance bill that would allow property insurance companies to raise rates by 10 percent to cover some expenses is headed back to the Senate after clearing the House on Wednesday.
By David P. McCally
During the past year, Florida lost 303,200 jobs, and real estate values plummeted.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Jim Saunders
Senate negotiators this morning proposed scaling back an ambitious House plan to reorganize the Florida Department of Health.
The Associated Press
The Florida House has passed a bill requiring retailers to track over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, which can be used to manufacture the illegal drug methamphetamine.
By Grace Gagliano
Holmes Beach resident Len Tabicman was elected chairman of the State Commission for the Florida Retirement System earlier this year.
By John Dorschner
County leaders thanked the Legislature Tuesday for including $50 million for Jackson Health System in the proposed state budget while the county manager sent four county administrators to help the beleaguered hospital group get out of its financial quagmire.
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
By Jose Patino Girona
Lurvin Lizardo said signage of the immigration law in Arizona has gotten immigrants fired up and ready to mobilize.
By Guillermo I. Martinez
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