FEATURED STORIES
By Campbell Robertson and Henry Fountain
The hemorrhaging well that has spilled millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico remained capped for a second day Friday, providing some hope of a long-term solution to the environmental disaster.
Republicans likely to reject Crist's proposed drilling ban
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Legislators grapple with illegal immigrant bill
Tampa Tribune
BEST OF THE BLOGS
By Norwood
Florida's 2010 Amendment 3 can be seen as a legacy of sorts of former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio.
By Geniusofdespair
The developer and developer-allied opponents of Amendment 4 (Florida Hometown Democracy) have been misrepresenting what actually happened in St. Pete Beach.
By Joy Reid
Democratic Congressional candidate Joe Garcia, with wife Aileen and daughter Gabriela
Marco Rubio's Simple Ideas: Pull His String And He'll Say "TAX CUTS!"
Beach Peanuts
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Bruce Ritchie
House Speaker Larry Cretul told fellow House members on Thursday they could expect a "very short" stay in Tallahassee for next week's oil drilling special legislative session, suggesting there would be no serious consideration of a drilling ban.
By Catherine Whittenburg
Republican legislative leaders agreed on Thursday to hold another oil-themed special legislative session this fall.
Editorial
Gov. Charlie Crist, a former Republican and now an independent U.S. Senate candidate, gambled by calling next week's special legislative session to strengthen Florida's offshore drilling ban.
POLITICAL RACES
By Alex Leary and Steve Bousquet
Gov. Charlie Crist got swamped by rival Marco Rubio in the latest round of their fundraising battle for U.S. Senate, but Thursday's reporting deadline revealed a major upside for Crist.
The Associated Press
Billionaire Jeff Greene will report Thursday that he has spent nearly $6 million so far on his Democratic Senate campaign and Gov. Charlie Crist's fundraising is back on an upswing now that he's bolted the Republican Party to run as an independent.
By Mary Ellen Klas
Republican candidate for governor Rick Scott wasted no time Wednesday and immediately filed an appeal of federal Judge Robert Hinkle's decision to deny his request for an injunction to block the release of state funds to his rival under Florida's public finance law.
By David Royse
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott wants a live audience debate with GOP rival Bill McCollum in Jacksonville, and may decline to participate in the only debate currently scheduled between the two that would be televised statewide.
Editorial
Nothing in Florida's constitution or laws has prevented Rick Scott from spending millions of his own dollars to campaign for governor.
Editorial
Gainesville Sun
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
By Laura Morales
Florida Power & Light's plan to expand its nuclear power plant at Turkey Point faced opposition
By Tiffany Lankes
Once he saw the black globs on the beach and smelled petroleum, beachcomber Tony Damian immediately assumed the worst: that tar balls from the Gulf oil spill were tarnishing the pristine Siesta sands.
Editorial
BP rejected Gov. Charlie Crist's request for $50 million more in advertising and promotion money, but he should not relent in his demand.
LGBT
By Steve Rothaus
A coalition of Congressional leaders joined Immigration Equality and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) immigrant families on Capitol Hill today to press for passage of an immigration reform measure which would end discrimination against the LGBT community.
EDUCATION
By Leslie Postal
Two days after five Florida superintendents asked the state to investigate "anomalies" with this year's FCAT, 41 other districts said they, too, have concerns with student performance on 2010 state tests.
By Mae Yousif-Bashi
FCAT results for fourth- and fifth-graders will be thrown out in the wake of problems that led state education officials to hire independent contractors to examine results.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Gina Presson
As early as Monday, Senate leaders in Washington could vote to re-authorize extended unemployment benefits, but Florida workers won't receive those benefits unless state law is changed.
Editorial
Florida Democrat Bill Nelson has offered a new blueprint for space policy.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Letitia Stein
A national report revealed Thursday that more people than ever need treatment for addiction to pain pills. Admissions for therapy more than quadrupled in the last decade across the U.S., a trend mirrored in Florida.
By Cynthia Washam
Health departments stopped checking kitchens at day-care centers, hospitals and nursing homes on July 1 under a new law intended to spare business owners the expense and burden of multiple state inspections.
By Nathan Crabbe
A special legislative session next week on oil drilling might give lawmakers an opportunity to reverse Gov. Charlie Crist's veto of $9.7 million in funding for Shands at the University of Florida.
CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
Staff Report
Representative Connie Mack sent a letter to Florida legislators and Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday, urging them not to pass immigration legislation at a special session next week.
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