July 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
Supporters of Gov. Charlie Crist are taking steps to armor his independent U.S. Senate campaign against an expected massive spending campaign by the national Democratic and Republican parties.
Capital Movers: Kurt Wenner
July 1, 2010 - 6:00pm
State AG Says Comment Made by Manager of BP Escrow-Fund Claims is Wrong
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bill McCollum wrote Friday to attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to oversee the nation's independent $20 billion escrow account BP will fund to cover oil-spill response and economic loss and damage claims, to tell him he made incorrect comments to Congress Wednesday about how claims will be decided.
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Charlie Crist's $10 Million Economic Stimulus Plan Generates 45 Jobs So Far
July 1, 2010 - 6:00pm
A $10 million state economic stimulus plan created by Gov. Charlie Crist has generated just 45 new jobs in its unfinished first year.
Last January, as he announced the Economic Gardening Business Loan Program, the governor expressed confidence it would produce a large number of new sustainable jobs while planting the seeds that our homegrown businesses need to flourish.
Charlie's Angels and the Governor's Love Boat: Who Knew?
Submitted by Anonymous on July 2, 2010 - 5:40pm
Pleading ignorance, Gov. Charlie Crist says he knew nothing about women for hire on an island junket he attended.
The "see-no-evil" governor may not be oriented or interested in such affairs, but investigators perked up when former RPOF operative Beth Kigel related her tawdry tale as part of the Jim Greer, ahem, probe.
Kigel said she had heard about a 2008 party-sponsored men-only trip to the Bahamas and that "women were involved and paid."
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TEA Party Claims Double Standard at Division of Elections
July 1, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Florida TEA Party claims that two of its candidates who were bounced from the fall ballot were victims of "ticky-tack technicalities" at the state Division of Elections.
James Ferentinos and Marshall DeRosa "did not name a depository as required by statute," said Jennifer Krell Davis, communications director for the Florida Department of State.
Florida Voices: Independence Day
July 1, 2010 - 6:00pm
Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Republican candidate for attorney general
As we approach this Fourth of July, I want to wish you and your family a great Independence Day weekend. Our freedom is what makes America the greatest country in the history of the world. This weekend -- we celebrate our freedom.
Coastal Florida PBA President Backs Craig Miller for Congress
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 2, 2010 - 4:09pm
Vince Champion, president of the Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association, endorsed former Ruth's Chris CEO and Republican congressional candidate Craig Miller to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas.
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Senate Committee Meets in Pensacola on July 12 to Examine Economic Impact of Oil Spill
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 2, 2010 - 3:35pm
Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, announced on Friday afternoon that the Senates Select Committee on the Economy will meet on July 12 in Pensacola to examine the impact of the oil spill on the economy. Gaetz also announced that he was asking Gov. Charlie Crist for a schedule of when funds received from BP will be used to combat the oil spill.
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Ed Stein Cartoon
July 5, 2010 - 6:00pm
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