Charlie Crist News

Gov. Charlie Crist got a crack-back block from The Wall Street Journal for his veto of what's not to be called The State Farm bill.

Steve Hoffman, of Lighthouse Point, feels a bit bullied these days. He's a smoker, a shrinking class of Floridians that's feeling overtaxed since a $1 hike on a pack of cigarettes hit convenience stores across the state.

The Florida Supreme Court unanimously told Gov. Charlie Crist today he can't ask for seconds when appointing judges.

TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, Republican and Democratic rivals respectively in the 2010 race for governor, are now the targets of ethics complaints charging that they used state airplanes for personal travel.

Pete Times dropped a scathing editorial today on Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for signing a bill that transfers management authority of water pumping and wetlands destruction away from the five governing boards that allowed for public comment.

By Naples Daily News staff report Originally published 6:04 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Updated 6:04 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2009 NAPLES - Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott is one of three individuals named by Gov.

Angering conservationists and siding with developers, Gov. Charlie Crist today signed a controversial bill that would give water management district staff working behind closed doors more power to grant lucrative water rights.

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is anticipating a drop in the number of children referred for criminal acts following the approval of legislation changing zero tolerance policies in schools.

Florida's water management districts are poised to act quickly if Gov. Charlie Crist signs a controversial bill that would give staff members working behind closed doors even more power to grant lucrative water rights.

On July 1, a yearly ritual takes place in Florida: a crop of new laws passed by legislators and signed by the governor takes effect.

After Pam Iorio, a Democratic supervisor of elections, left office six years ago to run for Tampa mayor, Republican Gov.

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. Paula Dockery never planned to be in elected office.

Rep. Jeff Miller , who backed Gov. Charlie Crist in his competitive 2006 gubernatorial primary, is now endorsing Marco Rubio as he prepares his Florida Senate campaign against the governor.

The killing of Death Row inmate Frank Valdez by prison guards a decade ago caused state corrections officials to use video cameras to record when officers get forceful with inmates.

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed House Bill 7123, relating to military base closures, and to create the Florida Council on Military Base Mission Support.

Gov. Charlie Crist just vetoed the so-called, "Consumer Choice" bill that would have allowed major property insurance carriers like State Farm to charge unregulated rates.

A group including the former secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections and three former Florida attorneys general has written Gov.

With a Saturday deadline looming on the legislation, a State Farm executive has told Gov.

Law enforcement officials say a prescription drug tracking bill signed into law by Florida's governor should help shut down a pill pipeline into eastern Kentucky.

Before the week is out, Governor Charlie Crist must make a decision on the most watched bill of the legislative session.