PROGRESS FLORIDA IN THE NEWS
By Michael Van Sickler
Excerpt: "It's good to see St. Pete take some steps toward recycling," said Rice, a board member of Progress Florida who lost a bid for the County Commission in 2008. "Mayor Foster deserves some credit for going ahead with this. It's nice we're getting leadership from the city while we wait for leadership from the county."
FEATURED STORIES
By Adam C. Smith
When Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that he raised a whopping $3.6 million over the past 90 days, it was another game-changer in the Republican U.S. Senate primary.
Crist hints he'll veto teacher merit pay bill (includes reader poll)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Legislature poised to pass education overhaul today
Tampa Tribune
Ex-Gov. Bush having 'best session ever' with controversial education proposals
Palm Beach Post
Greer's attorneys want McCollum to bow out of criminal investigation
St. Petersburg Times
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Staff Report
A Senate committee Wednesday approved a controversial bill that would require eight countywide tax-supported children's service boards to be reaffirmed by voters every six years -- starting this November.
By Howard Troxler
It took gumption for Gov. Charlie Crist to veto one of the Republican Legislature's favorite bills -- maybe contrary to his own political interests.
By Brent Kallestad
Gov. Charlie Crist reinforced his message Wednesday to lawmakers considering legislation that would allow insurance companies to boost property insurance premiums on home and business owners.
By Steve Bousquet
As Gov. Charlie Crist tries to salvage his U.S. Senate bid by increasingly running away from the Legislature, it looks like he'll call lawmakers into special session, possibly in May or June, to consider anti-corruption recommendations expected from a statewide grand jury.
By Josh Hafenbrack
Jeremy Ring is the Democrat every Republican can love.
By Chad Smith
Bills making their way through the state Legislature could put the brakes on cities' efforts to catch red light runners with cameras.
POLITICAL RACES
By George Bennett
As he rose in the polls to frontrunner in Florida's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio raked in $3.6 million in contributions during the first three months of 2010 -- exceeding his money total for all of 2009.
By Arian Campo-Flores
During his recent debate against Marco Rubio on Fox News, Gov. Charlie Crist seemed to stamp out speculation that he'd run as an independent in the Florida Senate race.
By Thomas Stewart
A college education shouldn't just be for the wealthy or well-connected, U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek told students at a roundtable discussion at Santa Fe College Wednesday night.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By James Call
The Florida Senate is considering a uniform accounting system for any agency and entity that spends state money.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Bruce Ritchie
The future of Gov. Charlie Crist's ambitious plan to save the Everglades may be decided by the seven justices who sit across the street from the Capitol.
By Bruce Ritchie
A proposed energy bill filed Wednesday by the House Energy & Utilities Committee appears to remove language in state law that addresses climate change and requires utilities to increase the amount of renewable energy they provide to customers.
By John Dorschner
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has called a special meeting next week to discuss three apparent violations involving a spent-fuel pool at Turkey Point -- a critical issue as the long-held plans for storing waste in Nevada have collapsed.
By Andy Reid
After nearly two years of political fights and legal battles over Gov. Charlie Crist's Everglades-restoration land deal, the Florida Supreme Court now will decide whether the public benefit is worth the cost to South Florida taxpayers.
By Joel Engelhardt
In 2008, before Florida Crystals began to criticize the U.S. Sugar land deal, the company offered to be part of it.
EDUCATION
By Cristina Silva, Steve Bousquet and Mary Ellen Klas
Related column: Florida legislators' lesson to us: Don't become a teacher
By Bill Cotterell
Tallahassee Democrat
Florida House debates three controversial education bills
Gainesville Sun
House set to consider science and math testing for high school grads
Miami Herald via St. Petersburg Times
Senate amends plan to name 'flagship'
Tallahassee Democrat
No merit in merit pay plan: The biggest problem? There's also no plan
Palm Beach Post
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Brent Kallestad
An agreement with the Florida Seminole Indian Tribe that guarantees hundreds of millions of dollars for the state in the next few years could be signed by early next week, Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday.
By Marcia Heroux Pounds
Florida residents drawing unemployment benefits will have the option of a debit card instead of direct deposit or a check beginning this fall, according to the state work force agency.
By Gina Presson
As Floridians face the April-15 federal tax deadline, now is the time to build tax-free savings for college, according to leading financial advisers.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Jim Saunders
Hospitals and doctors Tuesday criticized a new House proposal to create a statewide Medicaid managed-care system, arguing it would limit power to negotiate with HMOs --- and possibly make it even harder to attract physicians to work in emergency rooms.
Staff Report
Five new states are joining a lawsuit initiated by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum to overturn the massive health care overhaul recently signed into law.
By Margaret Talev
Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law, Americans are struggling to understand how -- and when -- the sweeping measure will affect them.
By George LeMieux
The nation's new health care law represents a monumental series of missed opportunities.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Bianca Prieto
Crime in Florida hit a 39-year low in 2009 after years of record-breaking violence, state officials announced Wednesday.
By Bill Cotterell
The Florida Supreme Court put the legal profession on notice Wednesday that ethical rules apply to what judicial candidates post online.
Editorial
Sending innocent people to prison and keeping them there are among the worst mistakes government can make.
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