FEATURED STORIES
By Dara Kam
With cleanup crews in hazardous material suits scooping tar patties in the background, Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida music icon Jimmy Buffett stopped by this Panhandle beach on Saturday to offer comfort to despondent natives and leery tourists.
By Kevin Hechtkopf
Sen. Bill Nelson is warning that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could have a long-term economic impact if the oil is not stopped soon enough.
By John M. Broder and Clifford Krauss
Related: BP Pays Out Claims, but Satisfaction Is Not Included
Scandal-stained former ally contradicts Gov. Crist
Miami Herald
Crist secretive on how he'll lean if elected to Senate
St. Petersburg Times
McCollum paid anti-gay witness caught in rentboy scandal double his contract fee
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Florida abortion bill with sonogram requirement nears decision by governor
Palm Beach Post
EDITORIAL CARTOON OF THE WEEK
By Jeff Parker
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Bill Cotterell
Gov. Charlie Crist, eager to distance himself from a longtime political ally, said Sunday he knew nothing about a secret fundraising contract between the Republican Party of Florida and ousted party chief Jim Greer.
By Tristram Korten
In the wake of its former chairman Jim Greer's long-ranging fiscal abuse, culminating in his arrest Wednesday, the Republican Party of Florida cut up all but one of its credit cards.
By Aaron Deslatte
The indictment of former GOP Chairman Jim Greer is dominating the headlines.
By Howard Troxler
Given the current scandals involving Republicans in Florida politics, I've heard lots of people say something like: "This proves that Republicans are more corrupt, and that we need to elect Democrats instead."
By Jeremy Wallace
Since April, state legislators have been resigned to the idea that Gov. Charlie Crist would force them to return to Tallahassee for a special session to redo the budget or tackle new ethics reforms.
By News Service of Florida
Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed legislation Friday aimed at expanding public notice when road work is planned, but signed into law two dozen other measures including stricter regulation of controversial pain clinics.
By Richard Tribou
Another round of bills signed by Gov. Charlie Crist today means a total of nine new specialty license plates could be on Florida roads this year.
By Christopher Curry
A broad state elections bill will buy the Supervisor of Elections and county government more time for the required purchase of new ADA-compliant voting machines and erase the need for a more $1 million expenditure in a tight budget year.
POLITICAL RACES
By Steve Bousquet
As you curse the barrage of negative political TV ads you'll see all summer, remember one thing: You paid for some of them, so enjoy 'em.
By Susan Jacobson
The Republican positions on gay adoption, health care, gays in the military, abortion and the environment took a beating Saturday night as a slew of Florida Democratic candidates made their pitches at a fundraising dinner downtown.
By David Damon
Attorney General Bill McCollum pledged Friday to set up a "water strategy and action commission" and make Florida a leader in finding alternative sources of water if he is elected governor.
By Bob Rathgeber
Tucked away down a corridor, across the street from a Naples beach, is a nondescript office where Rick Scott spends his time working on strategy to become Florida's next governor.
By Tim Nickens
Republicans are missing a broader concern about Gov. Charlie Crist's judgment as they complain about his firm but flexible positions on issues ranging from education reform to oil drilling to abortion rights.
By Sean J. Miller
The Hill's J. Taylor Rushing recently spoke with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist about the loneliness of his Independent Senate bid, his decision to keep his old party's donations and the strength of the Tea Party movement.
By John A. Torres
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek extolled his track record and leadership abilities Saturday to a banquet hall full of Brevard County Democrats as he continued to vie for the party's nod in his run for the open Senate seat in Florida.
By Adam C. Smith
What is so far most striking about billionaire Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Greene is certainly not his ideas.
By Lee Logan
When voters choose from among five candidates to be Florida's next attorney general, their decision could have a profound effect on some of the state's most highly charged issues, from gay adoption to health care reform.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Deirdre Macnab and Pam Goodman
"Despicable," "devious," "arrogant," "shameful," "harmful to democracy." What could have unleashed such outrage around the state from major newspapers and voting rights groups?
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Steven James Snyder
Related: BP Makes Progress on Spill, Less on Restoring Trust
By Paul Flemming
Tallahassee Democrat
Cap captures more spillage; slop sullies Florida's shore
Miami Herald
Hundreds protest: 'Spill Baby Spill'
Tallahassee Democrat
Many Gulf federal judges have oil links
The Associated Press
State vessel monitors oil's advance sheen by sheen, glob by glob
St. Petersburg Times
Crist's new push for renewable energy leaves some puzzled
FloridaEnvironments.com
Oil spill must push U.S. toward a clean energy future
St. Petersburg Times
Deepwater Horizon debacle hits home
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
EDUCATION
By Dominick Tao
For schools around Tampa Bay, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores are necessary for figuring out staffing for the next school year.
Editorial
Port St. Lucie police spokesman Tom Nichols says that "after a thorough and complete investigation" of events surrounding Celina Okwuone's suicide, "there was no evidence that a crime was committed."
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Jim Stratton
About 107,000 Floridians will lose their unemployment benefits today, a number expected to grow by 34,000 people with each passing week.
By Todd Ruger
The Florida Supreme Court has reaffirmed its fight against the sloppy legal work being used to retake homes in thousands of foreclosure cases across the state.
Florida salutes state employees for productivity
By Bill CotterellTallahassee Democrat
Drywall victims get zero, like it
Ft. Myers News-Press
HEALTH AND SENIORS
News Service of Florida
Attorney General Bill McCollum sent a letter Friday urging Gov. Charlie Crist to sign into law legislation requiring women to be given a chance to view an ultrasound of their fetus before obtaining an abortion.
By John Frank
The smiles in the delivery room didn't last long.
By Jim Saunders
The Florida Supreme Court next week will wade into a controversy about nursing homes requesting that residents or their family members sign away legal rights as part of getting admitted for care.
By John Dorschner
Related: Jackson Health System's international mystery
Unsealed drywall documents show how information was stifled
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Florida stretch of I-95 is nation's most deadly highway
Miami Herald
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
The Associated Press
Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a school prayer bill that prevents schools from infringing on the First Amendment freedoms of teachers, staff or students unless they sign a waiver.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Jay Weaver
Lawyer Scott Rothstein sought the mercy of a judge in a letter released Friday, saying he "begged God to help" him as he contemplated committing suicide before returning from Morocco last fall to accept blame for orchestrating South Florida's biggest financial fraud.
By Lucy Morgan
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, the Fort Lauderdale lawyer who spent the past five years handing out millions of dollars in campaign contributions to Florida politicians, says he has spent the past few months working undercover for the FBI.
By Enrique Flor
Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina acknowledged he received campaign contributions and had a business relationship with Luis Felipe Perez, a Cuban jeweler accused of scamming dozens of Hispanic business owners in South Florida.
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