DEMOCRATS •Alex Sink - State chief financial officer, from Tampa, is her party's 800-pound gorilla - if she wants the nomination, it's hers. ...more

December 3, 2008

Florida's Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez announced Tuesday that he won't run for re-election when his first term ends in 2010, setting off what's likely to be a political donnybrook to replace him. ...more

December 3, 2008

Mel Martinez' decision to give up his U.S. Senate seat came as something of a surprise Tuesday, although there have been signs he wasn't eager to begin another campaign. ...more

December 3, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday appointed seven new members to the state's policy-making team on energy and climate change. The new members of the Florida Energy and Climate Commission are: Debra S. Harrison of Marathon, Florida director of the World Wildlife Fund; Timothy T. Jackson of Orlando, chief executive officer, Glatting Jackson Kercher & Anglin; James F. Murley of Miami, director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions; Kathy Baughman McLeod of Tallahassee, deputy chief of staff to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink; Nils J. Diaz of St. Pete Beach, former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Howell L. Ferguson of Tallahassee, CEO of Lykes Bros.; and Nicholas C. Gladding, a Sarasota lawyer with Ruden McClosky. ...more

December 2, 2008

Much has changed since Florida lawmakers adjourned nearly six months ago. ...more

November 26, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist will be heavily favored if he runs for re-election in 2010, no matter who becomes the Democrat nominee for governor, a poll of Florida voters released today shows. ...more

November 18, 2008

Republican Sen. Mel Martinez is waiting until January, at least officially, to say whether he's running for a second term. ...more

November 16, 2008

Deanne Roberts, founder of Tampa-based Roberts Communications and a well-known leader in civic activities, has renamed the firm ChappellRoberts and has promoted business partner Colleen Chappell to president. ...more

November 12, 2008

At least in presidential politics, Florida is purple again after looking reddish for the past decade - but that doesn't guarantee Florida Democrats any resurgence in state-level elections. ...more

November 9, 2008

8:52 p.m. The room is starting to fill up as invited guests pull up chairs in front of two big-screen TVs. ...more

November 4, 2008