Scheduling problems have delayed talks between state officials and the Seminole Tribe about its gambling compact, a lawyer for the Seminoles said. ...more

December 6, 2008

TALLAHASSEE Scheduling problems have slowed down talks between state officials and the Seminole Tribe about its gambling compact, a lawyer for the Seminoles says. Attorney Barry Richard of Tallahassee, who represents the tribe, told the Orlando Sentinel last month that he expected formal discussions between his client, Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers to take place after Thanksgiving. On Thursday, Richard said that absences and scheduling conflicts for key players have made it impossible so far to arrange those meetings right away. ...more

December 5, 2008

At 75.4 percent, Florida's most recent high school graduation rate reached its highest point ever, and state leaders did not hide their enthusiasm when they announced the news last week. ...more

November 23, 2008

Bad economic news flooded in from all directions Friday, as state economists predicted tax collections would come up short by $1.4 billion and new figures showed that unemployment had soared to 7 percent. ...more

November 22, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin played down thoughts of a 2012 presidential run Thursday, but still told a gathering of Republican governors that she and the other GOP state leaders must show the nation and the Obama administration the way on issues. ...more

November 14, 2008

Last year, Gov. Charlie Crist signed off on a gaming compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe. Now Florida's Supreme Court has ruled that Crist lacked authority to do that. ...more

October 5, 2008

Florida's continuing revenue shortfall - projected to be in the billions of dollars this year and next - is unprecedented. The partisan dispute over it is anything but. ...more

September 22, 2008

A day after receiving official notification from the state warning of an anticipated $3.3 million revenue cut for local schools, the district's leaders aren't happy. ...more

June 27, 2008

STATE EXPECTED TO REDUCE REVENUE ADDITIONAL $3.3 MILLION ...more

June 26, 2008

We have taken Charlie Crist to task for successfully campaigning for the governor's mansion on a pledge to continue the policies of his predecessor, Jeb Bush, and then breaking that promise more than once. We have no problem with Crist having his own ideas on how to address the state's problems. We just thought he should have been a bit more forthcoming when he was running for governor about the various ways he was planning to tack away from the course Bush followed. ...more

June 21, 2008