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May 2009
- Crist to Kick Off Senate Run
  
  Miami Herald | May 11, 09 7:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is, indeed, planning to run for the Senate in 2010, the Miami Herald reports, and will announce his candidacy at a “low key” event tomorrow in Tallahassee. “He loves being governor,” says his former chief-of-staff, “but he also realizes that Florida’s problems have become national problems.” More »
February 2009
- GOP Guvs Break With Party on Obama Stimulus
  
  New York Times | Feb 17, 09 9:03 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s relationship with DC Republicans is on the rocks, but he couldn’t be getting along better with GOP governors, reports the New York Times . Why? Follow the money. Struggling to balance their budgets, the governors don’t care which party help comes from. “The essence of a recovery package is essential to get our nation’s economy moving,” says Vermont’s Jim Douglas. More »
- Fla. Gov Charlie Crist Eyes 2010 Senate Race
  
  Washington Post | Feb 2, 09 5:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Florida's GOP Gov. Charlie Crist is mulling a 2010 Senate run that would put him within range of the Oval Office in 2012, the Washington Post reports. But he faces a crowded field when one-term Sen. Mel Martinez steps down: A host of state lawmakers have tossed in their hats since Jeb Bush and a top state Democrat declined to run. Whatever he decides, Crist will announce after the legislative session ends in May, sources said. More »
December 2008
- As Everglades Deal Nears, Critics Cry Foul
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 13, 08 1:52 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As a revised deal by US Sugar to sell 180,000 Everglades acres to Florida nears completion, critics are stepping up their efforts to derail it, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal, hailed by environmentalists, would allow the state to restore natural waterways, but opponents see it as a wasteful, secretive bailout of a struggling company. A state agency could finalize it next week, and foes say more time is needed to assess it. More »
- Fla. Gov Marries Amid Protests
  
  St. Petersburg Times | Dec 13, 08 6:32 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist married socialite Carole Rome last night as hundreds of people protested outside, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Most were from a group outraged by the governor’s support of Florida’s gay marriage ban, passed last month. Others protested the death of a St. Petersburg teen shot by police last summer. More »
October 2008
- Florida Extends Early Voting Hours
  
  Orlando Sentinel | Oct 29, 08 10:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist decreed yesterday that early-voting locations stay open 12 hours a day instead of the usual eight, in an attempt to address hours-long lines at many polling places, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Crist's failure to consult with his party's leadership has ruffled some Republican feathers, but the public seems thrilled at the change. More »
July 2008
- Big Sugar's Exit Gives Hope to Everglades
  
  Yale Environment 360 | Jul 9, 08 10:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Everglades restoration may finally be a reality, writes Michael Grunwald in Yale Environment 360 during his “vacation from defeatism.” Florida's tentative $1.75 billion land deal with US Sugar would halt sugar production (and pollution) on nearly 300 square miles, and have an ecological ripple-effect that extends beyond saving the Florida Panther or sparing nature from suburban development. More »
June 2008
- Fla.'s Crist Works Across the Eco-Lines
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 26, 08 1:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is walking an environmental tightrope between encouraging conservation and alternative energy, and promoting oil exploration off the state’s coast, the Wall Street Journal reports. Recent moves include the purchase of 300 square miles in the Everglades—a deal that shuts down the nation’s largest sugar-grower. But the governor also says he’ll support drilling off the coast as long as the state’s people and beaches are protected. More »
- Florida Buys Sugar Land to Save Everglades
  
  St. Petersburg Times (Russia) | Jun 24, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida plans to buy 187,000 acres of land from the nation's biggest sugar company in what both state officials and environmentalists are hailing as a landmark deal to save the Everglades, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Under the deal, which may not be finalized until November, Florida will pay $1.75 billion to acquire the land from US Sugar Corp. in six years. More »
April 2008
- Fla. House ponders health insurance fix
  
  Forbes | Apr 18, 08
  
  Lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Crist are trying to find a way to get coverage for more of the nearly 4 million Floridians without health insurance, but how successful they are depends on how much leeway they're willing to give insurance companies to craft low-cost plans.
March 2008
- Mich., Fla. Closer to Approving Re-Votes
  
  Chicago Tribune | Mar 9, 08 5:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michigan and Florida senators appeared closer today to approving mail-in re-votes for their disqualified primaries, the Swamp blog reports. DNC chair Howard Dean said he also supported the mail-ins if state leaders can agree with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on how to run them. “I have to run these rules so that the losing side feels it’s been treated fairly,” he said on “This Week with George Stephanopolous.” More »
- Deal Close for Mail-in Florida Revote
  
  Newsweek | Mar 8, 08 1:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Floridians will get a chance to vote again in the Democratic primary, this time by mail, if Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Charlie Crist have their way. Nelson tells Newsweek that plans are all but set for a re-vote, this time paid for by soft money donations. But hurdles remain, including what Nelson’s spokesman calls a “tiny” Florida law against mail-in voting. More »
January 2008
- McCain Takes Slim Florida Lead
  
  Reuters | Jan 28, 08 7:13 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Apparently, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has the golden touch. John McCain rose 3 points overnight in Florida after Crist endorsed him Saturday, pulling ahead of Mitt Romney in the latest Reuters/Zogby poll. Most significantly, McCain wiped out Romney’s 6-point edge amongst conservatives. “One day doesn’t make a trend, but to gain three points in a day could be significant,” said pollster John Zogby. "McCain went from losing big among conservatives to a tie." More »
- Florida Gov. Backs McCain as Race Turns Nasty
  
  Miami Herald | Jan 26, 08 9:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Florida's popular governor endorsed John McCain tonight, giving a major boost to the Arizona senator as his tight race with Mitt Romney took a nasty turn. Gov. Charlie Crist called McCain a "true American hero" three days ahead of the state's primary, the Miami Herald reports. The endorsement came as McCain and Romney dropped the polite act and traded serious barbs over Iraq, the Washington Post notes. More »
August 2007
- Grocery Chain Offers Free Rx Meds
  
  Associated Press | Aug 6, 07 3:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pharmacies in Publix supermarkets across five Southern states will distribute seven antibiotics free to patients with prescriptions, the chain said today. The CEO allows that one goal is to drive customer traffic, but it's also an example of the private sector assisting access to affordable health care, the AP reports. Wal-Mart and Kmart recently started selling uber-cheap meds. More »
July 2007
- Fla. Governor Joins Green Revolution
  
  Economist | Jul 13, 07 12:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida governor Charlie Crist is taking the green revolution farther down the road traveled in California, with an executive order setting the nation's toughest emission standards. Highly vulnerable to climate change, the fourth largest state will catalyze legal, business and attitude shifts throughout the country, says the Economist . More »