Category: Florida News
Mar 5, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 5, 2008 The state’s Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would beef up the My Safe Florida Homes program, which provides grants for hurricane mitigation inspections and for toughening homes against storms. …
Mar 5, 2008
Miami Herald–Mar. 05, 2008 BY MARC CAPUTO AND MARY ELLEN KLAS After moving the annual State of the State speech to 6 p.m. so Floridians could watch their government in action, Gov. Charlie Crist turned his 30-minute address into a …
Mar 5, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below: EDITORIAL: A state of denial On a gloomy Tuesday in Tallahassee, Gov. Charlie Crist remained the sunny optimist. 2008 Legislature roundup WHAT HAPPENED: Senate President Ken Pruitt charted a …
Mar 4, 2008
Miami Herald–Mar. 04, 2008By MARC CAPUTO No ”major” insurance revisions or tax-cut plans. Big budget cuts. Money for the wrongfully incarcerated. More legislative control of state universities. Don’t expect a whole lot more out of the Florida Legislature during the …
Mar 4, 2008
Miami Herald–Mar. 04, 2008 BY MARC CAPUTO Before Day One of the 60-day state lawmaking session began under stormy skies, Democrats sought to make the times even darker for the Republicans who control the Legislature by bashing the conservative chiefs …
Mar 4, 2008
As budget cuts await the state Legislature, Crist faces a hard sell. By Steve Bousquet, Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler, and Alex Leary, Times Staff WritersSt. Petersburg Times–Mar. 4, 2008 TALLAHASSEE – It will take all the optimism Gov. Charlie Crist can …
Mar 4, 2008
Tampa Tribune–Feb. 29, 2008By Catherine Dolinski of The Tampa Tribune TALLAHASSEE – State leaders this legislative session will grapple with the worst budget crunch that Florida has seen since the early 1990s. The reason is no secret: Florida, which depends …
Mar 4, 2008
Miami Herald–Mar. 04, 2008 By MARY ELLEN KLAS Gov. Charlie Crist postponed his annual state of the state speech Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m. on the chance that more people might tune in to the public television broadcast to …
Mar 4, 2008
 Above: The Florida Legislature convenes today for the 2008 Regular Legislative Session.  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Legislators Open Session With Mandate To Cut Budget State leaders this legislative session will grapple …
Mar 4, 2008
Governor Charlie Crist will give his 2008 State of the State Address at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4 as part of a Joint Session of the Florida Legislature that is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Heretofore, the State …