PROGRESS FLORIDA IN THE NEWS
By Whitney Ray
Excerpt: But opponents of the legislation, like Damien Filer and his political action group Progress Florida, say the legislation raises privacy and financial concerns for women because they would be required to pay for the ultrasound. "It really is going to adversely impact low income women and women who don't already have access to health care," said Filer.
FEATURED STORIES
By Bill Cotterell
Gov. Charlie Crist strongly indicated Tuesday he will veto a politically charged abortion bill that Republican lawmakers tactically timed to upstage him in his independent bid for the U.S. Senate.
By Adam Playford
Related: BP exec: No large concentrations of underwater oil
Tuesday, Florida's oil forecast went from grim to grimmer.
By Mary Ellen Klas
Related editorial: Florida must keep pressure on BP to pay for damages
By Ray Henry, Arry R. Weber and Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Shira Toeplitz
Florida Republicans supportive of Marco Rubio's Senate campaign are questioning Gov. Charlie Crist's claim that he was unaware of an alleged scheme to skim money from the Republican Party of Florida, which led to the arrest and indictment of former Crist adviser Jim Greer last week.
By Brandon Larrabee
As it matures from an unorganized coalition opposed to President Barack Obama's two signature domestic policy initiatives into a full-fledged political movement, the tea party is beginning to set its sights on elections for state offices.
POLITICAL RACES
The Associated Press
A new statewide poll shows Gov. Charlie Crist holding a slim lead in the three-way race for the U.S. Senate.
By Alex Altman
After abandoning his bid for Florida's Republican Senate nomination, Charlie Crist gave an interview to National Review in which he gushed about life as an independent candidate.
By Carrie Wells
Fort Lauderdale attorney Jim Lewis cut ties to the Republican party Tuesday and announced he would run as an independent in Florida's attorney general race, mirroring a similar backlash toward party affiliations across the state and country.
By Scott Finn
The issue of oil drilling is popping up in Congressional races across Florida, especially the one involving long-time drilling supporter Congressman John Mica.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Derek Catron
Hometown Democracy's Amendment 4 is either Floridians' "final opportunity" to take control of the state's growth or a Trojan horse that would make matters worse.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Shashank Bengali
Related: It's boom time for companies cleaning up oil spill
Has Oil Entered Gulf Stream, Reached Fort Lauderdale?
Broward New Times
By Travis Pillow
Florida Independent
BP buys Google, Yahoo search words to keep people away from real news on Gulf oil spill disaster
Examiner
Gulf Researchers Getting Roadblocks from BP
WUSF Public Radio Tampa
Some USF scientists who have been in the forefront of research into the effects of the Gulf oil spill say they've been getting resistance from BP officials after asked the company for help.
By Virginia Chamlee
Reports of a vast number of redfish deaths in the St. Johns River have Jacksonville residents, and many more throughout Florida, worried.
LGBT
By Steve Rothaus
Three years after a lesbian complained she wasn't allowed to visit her dying partner at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the South Florida healthcare center now ranks high in how it responds to gay patients and families, according to a report released Monday by the national Human Rights Campaign.
EDUCATION
By Kathleen McGrory and Hannah Sampson
Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith on Tuesday slammed the testing company in charge of administering the FCAT for delaying the release of this year's scores and threatened to impose hefty fines, which are likely to reach into the millions of dollars.
By Kathleen McGrory and David Ovalle
A Miami-Dade schools administrator who oversees special-education programs used public money intended for disabled children to pay for her own children's tuition at a Broward private school, investigators said Tuesday.
By Luis Zaragoza
UCF and the 10 other schools in the state university system are asking the state university Board of Governors to approve 15 percent tuition hikes that would take effect in the fall.
Editorial
Florida agreed last year to pay NCS Pearson, the nation's leading scorer of standardized tests, $254 million over five years to score the annual Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and report those scores back to the state in a timely manner.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Paul Flemming
Just when county tourism councils need it most, the money they depend on to fund marketing campaigns is going to take an oil spill hit.
The Associated Press
A diverse panel of government officials and private citizens is meeting to help Florida businesses that are suffering financially from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
By Jennifer Gollan
For some Broward municipalities, it's akin to hitting the jackpot in the midst of a losing streak.
By Marcos Restrepo
Armin and Lisa Seifart purchased drywall for their Coconut Grove home at Banner Supply.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Jim Saunders
With lawmakers finally sending him the bill, Gov. Charlie Crist signaled today that he could quickly veto a measure that would require women to have ultrasounds before they can receive abortions.
By Stacey Singer
At a time when good jobs with benefits are tough to come by, South Florida's nursing shortage lingers, a new study shows, and therein lies a mystery.
Staff Report
Miami will be the site of the first regional health-fraud prevention "summit" for a wide range of players in the crackdown effort, including senior citizens, organized crime, according to a letter today from federal officials to state attorneys general.
By Dale White
Parrish resident Sandra Wesenberg has observed a pain clinic that she suspects is a "pill mill" for the last three weeks, taking photos of out-of-state license plates in the crowded parking lot.
By John Dorschner
For the second straight month, Jackson Health System finished with a surplus, but executives said Tuesday that the money came from one-time charges that would not be repeated.
Editorial
Gov. Charlie Crist has the opportunity finally to veto one of the worst pieces of legislation to find its way to a governor's desk in recent Florida history -- HB 1143, the anti-abortion, anti-choice "sonogram bill."
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
By Amanda Terkel
Yesterday, a Florida Muslim leader named Joshua Evans was at the center of an anthrax scare, when he received a "tissue stuffed inside with white powder" in the mail.
Editorial
Florida's next Senate president is eager to change the subject.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Robert Napper
Gov. Charlie Crist last month signed into law tougher restrictions on sex offenders in Florida, which lawmakers touted would close significant loopholes in protecting the state's children.
The Associated Press
A federal appeals court Tuesday reversed the bribery conviction of former Florida Senate President W.D. Childers, who was known as the Legislature's "banty rooster'' because of his feisty personality and short stature.
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