Florida officials: Sell state jet to save big money

The Legislature’s fiscal watchdog said Monday taxpayers could save big money by unloading the state’s executive jet and letting many of Florida’s top officials contend with Tallahassee’s notoriously bad commercial air service.
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Updated: Crist optimistic after Florida budget gets $672 million patch

Despite the transfer of $672 million to patch the state budget, which left nearly $800 million still needed to balance state spending with projected revenues, Gov. Charlie Crist today expressed optimism and confidence in Florida’s fiscal outlook.
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Florida Attorney General McCollum: Election will be ‘knock-down, drag-out fight’

ST. PAUL — They watched the meteoric rise of an obscure Alaska governor and the ascendance of a presidential campaign that pundits pronounced dead just eight months ago.
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Update: Crist makes pre-taped address at the GOP Convention

Gov. Charlie Crist just made an appearance at the Republican National Convention, if only remotely through a pre-taped address.

Crist was third in a lineup of four Republican governors from Gulf States who bowed out of the convention as Hurricane Gustav stormed across the Gulf of Mexico.
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Crist weighs in on McCain’s VP pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

Gov. Charlie Crist, himself chatted up as a possibility for the spot, is the latest Republican to weigh in on the vice-presidential pick.

“Senator John McCain has made a great pick in Governor Sarah Palin,” Crist said in a statement circulated by the Republican Party of Florida.

“She has demonstrated tremendous leadership as the chief executive of her state, working to bring Republicans and Democrats together to do what’s right. I congratulate both Senator McCain and Governor Palin on this historic choice for our people.”
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Amendment 5 off the ballot, but "Protect Florida’s Future" campaign continues

With colored blocks and a stuffed toy ostrich, an influential legislative money manager wound up his 10-city campaign against the tax-swap constitutional amendment Monday.
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Florida GOP chairman dismisses McCain worries

ORLANDO — Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer told GOP activists Saturday not to worry about voter-registration trends favoring the Democrats or claims that Sen. John McCain represents “a third term” for President Bush.
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FDLE may be forced to cut more positions

The head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Tuesday budget belt-tightening may force 40 to 50 layoffs and the state might pull out of all but the biggest drug cases.   

FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey said he is meeting with sheriffs and police chief associations to see what they are most willing to give up. He told Gov. Charlie Crist and the Cabinet that the department’s most sought-after services, like DNA laboratory work and fingerprint checks, will not be scaled back but that some extremely difficult choices lie ahead.

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