FEATURED STORIES
By Brent Kallestad
After a wait of more than five weeks, lawmakers finally sent Gov. Charlie Crist the most contentious bill of the 2010 legislative session on Monday.
By Ron Matus
The company contracted by the state to administer the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test may be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages for this year's scoring delays.
By Melissa Nelson
Related: Economist: Oil Spill Could Cost Fla. 39,000 Jobs, $2.2 Billion
Spreading Gulf oil spill changes response to crisis
Miami Herald
The single battle to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf is now playing out on multiple fronts.
POLITICAL RACES
By Catherine Whittenburg
The two-week countdown began Monday for Gov. Charlie Crist to decide whether to veto a controversial abortion bill, a move that could have lasting political repercussions this election year.
By George Bennett
The Democratic Senate campaigns of Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene have tentatively agreed to debate on June 22 and have sent a joint letter to TV stations in the West Palm Beach market in search of a host.
By Brendan Farrington
Attorney General Bill McCollum said Monday that he is angry his opponent in the GOP primary for governor is using "ill-gotten gains" to spend millions on untruthful ads.
The Associated Press
Two years ago, state Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda sidestepped an all pro pass rusher to win a seat in the Florida House.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Tom Parkinson
The battle over redistricting in Florida is attracting dueling lawsuits.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Chris Kromm
No one knows the economic damage the Gulf oil spill will inflict on fishing fleets and coastal communities -- most observers simply say it will cost "billions" of dollars, and today, President Obama only allowed that the economic consequences will be "substantial" and "ongoing."
By Scott Finn
Gov. Charlie Crist is repeating his call for a constitutional amendment on the November ballot banning oil drilling in Florida's waters.
By Cristina Silva
Gov. Charlie Crist traversed Pinellas County on Monday, reassuring hoteliers, government leaders and boat captains that he would help them keep the Tampa Bay area's tourism economy strong.
By Carlton Proctor
Behind the scenes political wrangling is stalling a $700,000 media campaign aimed at countering the negative publicity BP's oil spill is having on Escambia County's beaches.
By Bruce Ritchie
Before Florida residents had ever heard about the Deepwater Horizon oil rig or had seen their beaches covered with tar balls, a group of writers decided last fall to pen their thoughts against oil drilling.
Red snapper ban may become permanent
Florida Today
Editorial
St. Petersburg Times
EDUCATION
By Denise-Marie Balona
Lloyd Werk and some other health-care advocates say it's taking too long for Florida educators to purge public schools of unhealthy, sugar-laden drinks.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Dusty Ricketts
Northwest Florida has been lucky in that area beaches have remained relatively free of the oil catastrophe that has washed ashore to the west.
By Paul Flemming
BP's putting cash into the hands of workers who miss paychecks because of the oil spill, but businesses with larger losses are taking longer to get reimbursed.
The Progress Report
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 431,000 jobs were created in May and the unemployment rate dropped from 9.9 percent to 9.7 percent.
By Alfonso Chardy
Immigrant workers reduce job opportunities for native-born workers in the short run, but improve the economy after several years, thus making it easier for everybody to be hired, according to a study released Monday.
By Doug Sword and Dale White
By the time residents and businesses get their property tax bills in November, taxes will have fallen by more than $400 million over a three-year period in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By John Frank
The smiles in the delivery room didn't last long.
By Carol Gentry
A Broward surgeon who performed a gallbladder operation but took out a healthy kidney by mistake wasn't inept or careless, state Board of Medicine members said Friday.
Editorial
Florida doesn't spend any public money on abortion unless the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother or is the result of rape or incest.
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
Editorial
Polls show a majority in Florida and across the nation support Arizona's law.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Fred Grimm
He was the less-than-great Gatsby, the cartoon version.
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