FEATURED STORIES
By Steve Bousquet
Attorney General Bill McCollum's once-certain path to the Republican nomination for governor is in trouble, with supporters for the first time voicing anxiety about his chances and questioning his strategy.
By Alex Leary
Related: President Obama walks Pensacola Beach with Gov. Crist
Related editorial: Obama offers more than just rhetoric
Estimates of Oil Flow Jump Higher
New York Times
A government panel on Tuesday released yet another estimate of the amount of oil flowing from BP's damaged well, declaring that as much as 60,000 barrels a day could be spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.
By Kathleen McGrory and Hannah Samson
The president of the company in charge of administering and grading the FCAT promised Tuesday to fully reimburse the state and local school districts for expenses related to the late release of this year's scores.
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Abel Harding
A special session of the Florida Legislature could hand Republicans an opportunity to override some of Gov. Charlie Crist's vetoes, State Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, said in an interview today.
By Adam S. Smith
Sen. John Thrasher has been named the 2010 Most Valuable Legislator by the Florida Chamber for his leadership on pro-business issues this year, becoming only the second senator to win that honor (the first was Garrett Richter).
POLITICAL RACES
By George Bennett
Democratic Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson is making an 11th-hour appeal to Bud Chiles to drop his independent bid for governor, suggesting his late father would not want him to damage Democrat Alex Sink's chances in the governor's race.
By Luke Johnson
As Florida attorney general and Republican candidate for governor Bill McCollum looks to capitalize on an endorsement from Mitt Romney in Jacksonville, the St. Petersburg Times reports that McCollum may have broken Florida election law by using his name to raise money for the shadowy 527 group Florida First Initiative.
By Aaron Deslatte
GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott was the first Florida political candidate to embrace a controversial Arizona immigration law that gives police the right to ask for immigration paperwork from anyone they have stopped or arrested.
By Virginia Chamlee
Former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney further cemented his support of State Sen. John Thrasher at a fundraiser in Jacksonville Tuesday.
By David Hunt
In a year when voters are taking aim at incumbents, state Sen. John Thrasher could be wearing one of the biggest bull's-eyes.
By Bill Cotterell
In a test of star power versus volume, the Democratic and Republican candidates for Florida agriculture commissioner boasted of their law-enforcement credentials today.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By David Hill
While many look at control of Congress as the biggest story of the 2010 elections, it's likely that state legislative races across the nation and some Florida ballot measures will end up having more impact on party and other political fortunes in the long run.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Dr. Debbye Turner Bell
While billions of dollars is being spent on cleanup efforts and compensation for the people affected by the BP oil spill, it's impossible to put a price tag on the livelihood and existence of the countless species of fish, birds and other wildlife that occupy the region.
By Jay Reeves
Restaurant owner Regina Shipp was near desperation before President Barack Obama's address on the Gulf oil crisis.
By Bruce Ritchie
President Barack Obama told a military audience in Pensacola Tuesday that the administration will do everything it can to deal with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill including calling in the military if necessary.
By Bruce Ritchie
The three remaining members of the Florida Public Service Commission traded accusations of "pettiness" and "silliness" during a tense discussion Tuesday on commission policies and procedures.
LGBT
By Janice Langbehn
What happened to me and my family is unimaginable for most people.
EDUCATION
FCAT contractor: We're sorry we're tardy
Orlando Sentinel
FEA: Governor's Task Force on Education a Vast Improvement
Public News Service Florida
Teaching: It's a hot career choice as boomers retire
Orlando Sentinel
Crist re-appoints Sibley to BCC
Florida Today
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Harriet Johnson Brackey
Lori Rodriguez lost her insurance billing job two years ago and was in danger of losing her house -- until a judge forced her lender to try to work out new loan terms in court-ordered mediation.
By Jim Ash
Florida's pension fund, the fourth-largest in the nation, has seen the value of its BP investments plunge more than $67 million since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, but the paper loss is too small to seriously threaten the fund's $112.4-billion bottom line, managers said Tuesday.
By Susan Salisbury
The first major outbreak of Mediterranean fruit flies in Florida in more than a decade will probably be quickly eradicated just like previous outbreaks, but state and federal officials are not taking any chances.
By Rebecca Basu
A marine products company fixes a dock and gets a sign in the park recognizing its work.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Cynthia Washam
Florida hospital administrators for years have said the state's high rate of preterm births -- and the infant health problems that result -- are beyond their control.
By Carol Gentry
Even as Winter Park internist Cecil Wilson stands to take over as president of the American Medical Association, a more controversial Florida physician is also running for AMA office: St. Petersburg neurosurgeon David McKalip.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Travis Pillow
The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that Albert Holland, a man convicted of killing a Pompano Beach police officer, could have his death sentence reviewed even though his lawyer missed the one-year filing deadline.
Editorial
The U.S. Supreme Court won't win any popularity contests with its 7-2 decision offering a second chance to a convicted cop killer on Florida's death row, but it was undoubtedly the right call.
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