http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:49:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41205/florida-extends-early-voting-hours.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFlorida 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.http://www.newser.com/story/41205/florida-extends-early-voting-hours.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 29 Oct 2008 9:20:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31824/big-sugars-exit-gives-hope-to-everglades.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEverglades 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.http://www.newser.com/story/31824/big-sugars-exit-gives-hope-to-everglades.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Jul 2008 16:32:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30977/flas-crist-works-across-the-eco-lines.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFlorida 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.http://www.newser.com/story/30977/flas-crist-works-across-the-eco-lines.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 26 Jun 2008 7:51:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30820/florida-buys-sugar-land-to-save-everglades.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFlorida 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.http://www.newser.com/story/30820/florida-buys-sugar-land-to-save-everglades.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 24 Jun 2008 16:29:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/83190/fla-house-ponders-health-insurance-fix.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLawmakers 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.http://www.newser.com/story/83190/fla-house-ponders-health-insurance-fix.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 14:35:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21146/mich-fla-closer-to-approving-re-votes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMichigan 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.”http://www.newser.com/story/21146/mich-fla-closer-to-approving-re-votes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 14:32:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21078/deal-close-for-mail-in-florida-revote.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFloridians 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.http://www.newser.com/story/21078/deal-close-for-mail-in-florida-revote.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 14:32:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17554/mccain-takes-slim-florida-lead.html?refid=rss_all_defaultApparently, 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."http://www.newser.com/story/17554/mccain-takes-slim-florida-lead.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 14:32:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17466/florida-gov-backs-mccain-as-race-turns-nasty.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFlorida'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.http://www.newser.com/story/17466/florida-gov-backs-mccain-as-race-turns-nasty.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 14:32:19 CDT