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1 Aug, 2007 7:57 pm
... better place to live and work by signing legislation that helps save lives. Governor Crist recently signed Senate Bill 1822 into law. This
bill seeks to end ... bi-partisan effort, Senate Bill 1822, was sponsored by Senator Rudy Garcia, Senator Charlie Justice, Representative Eddy
Gonzales, and Representative Ron Saunders. The Bill seeks to ... is truly one of the best Florida Governors of all time. We support you Charlie
Crist. Click here to read more from the Florida Justice Association on Senate Bill ...
27 May 1:59 pm
This morning, Governor Charlie Crist used his veto pen to veto the $6 Million raid on the Concealed
Weapons and Firearms Licensing Trust Fund sweep put in the budget by the legislature. Governor Crist deserves our profound appreciation for his
veto. The legislature intended to take $6 million from ... would have been a DEFACTO TAX ON GUN OWNERS. Please Call, Fax, or Email Governor Charlie Crist and thank him for the VETO OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT TAX created by the intended sweep of ...
2 Jul 12:50 pm
... Crist's judge-picking plans; Gov. Charlie Crist's
request that a new slate of applicants be submitted for an appeals court seat was ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court": The Miami Herald has a news update that begins,
"Gov. Charlie Crist ran afoul of the state Constitution when he refused to fill an appeals court seat
... unanimously ruled Thursday." And The Associated Press has a report headlined "Fla. justices: Crist can't reject judge nominees." You can
access today's ruling ...
18 Jun, 2008 1:29 pm
... off-shore drilling as he is being considered for the VP slot with John McCain: Gov. Charlie Crist
has dropped his long-standing support for the federal government's ... reversed his position because of rising fuel prices and states' rights. Crist is considered a possible running mate for McCain, the Republican presidential nominee. 'I mean, let ... price of gas has gone through the roof, and
Florida families are suffering,' Crist said Tuesday. 'And my heart bleeds for them.' Democrats immediately pounced ...
24 May, 2008 2:48 pm
... High court in Crist's hands; Gov. Charlie Crist will
get a remarkable chance to overhaul the state Supreme Court, which in recent years has ruled on ballot recounts, private school vouchers and the fate of Terri Schiavo": The Miami Herald
today contains an article that begins, "Gov. Charlie Crist, who has been in office for little more
than a year, will get a rare opportunity in the next few months to completely reshape the Florida Supreme Court. Four sitting Supreme Court justices ...
3 Jun 12:53 pm
... . Charlie Crist, for destroying attorney representation of injured Florida workers!! Gov.
Charlie Crist, the self-styled "people's governor" has abandoned working people of South Florida.
Instead, Gov. Crist has latched on to the big business and insurance lobbies of South Florida, by signing a law that would ... Ft. Lauderdale,
Boca Raton and West Palm Beach for over 20 years. Randy Zeldin urges South Florida workers to let Gov. Crist know that he is a big
disappointment.
22 Dec, 2008 8:14 pm
... never forgets; A Palm Beach County judge who talked about getting even with lawyers who challenge him was appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal by Gov. Charlie Crist": The Miami Herald today contains an article that begins, "Gov. Charlie Crist promoted Palm Beach Judge Jorge Labarga ... lawyers who cross them, even if it takes years." And in
related coverage, on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, The Palm Beach Post reported that "Crist appoints two Palm Beach County judges to appellate
bench."
27 Apr, 2007 1:34 am
... Sinclair Lewis like Main Street, Elmer Gantry or Babbitt, you will find echoes of those books in the rhetoric of Florida Gov. Charlie
Crist. In its April 20 edition, the Wall Street Journal carried an editorial ripping on Crist for
reckless endangerment of ... Roosevelt himself, and let us note, TR is of the same vintage as the authors mentioned above. Here's a sample of Crist's style: While I applaud and welcome the motivation of business to profit, I will not abide profiteering on the backs of ...
24 Jul, 2008 12:59 pm
Governor Charlie Crist, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, and Florida House Speaker
Designate Ray Sansom were in London on July 15th to discuss state insurance issues. Representing Governor Crist's Team Florida Trade and
Business Development Mission, the delegation met with Lord Levene, ... greater than we ever have seen. I am honored to have been asked by Gov. Crist to accompany him and other key officials on this important mission for Team Florida." Click here to ...
29 Aug 6:51 am
... Benefits case, which keeps taking stranger and stranger turns: Gov. Charlie Crist and former
chief of staff George LeMieux -- the subjects of a federal public ... into a Fort Lauderdale insurance company, according to sources familiar with the ongoing case. Crist's selection of LeMieux to replace U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez would ... did the right thing: But the phone call backfired: LeMieux immediately reported it to
Crist's general counsel, who called the FBI. Still, LeMieux remained under investigation ...
23 Dec, 2008 1:40 pm
"Gov. Charlie Crist's calls for diverse judicial picks might lead to lawsuit": Today's edition of The
Orlando Sentinel contains an article that begins, "A 'broad and diverse' group of Florida lawyers is weighing a lawsuit over Gov. Charlie
Crist's efforts to force two judicial nominating panels to send him more-diverse judicial picks." And today's edition of The Miami Herald
contains an article headlined "Lawyers: Politics swayed Frank Jimenez's nomination to court."
20 May 4:51 am
A LETTER TO Charlie Crist.
29 Jun, 2007 2:11 am
... 's state sponsored property insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, until the end of the year. On June 26, 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a bill extending the rate freeze until January 1, 2009. The bill also requires Florida ...
company's profits. It also prevents national property insurance companies from establishing new Florida subsidiaries. According to Crist, some
national insurers, which operate at a loss in Florida, seek higher rates in Florida while their nationwide ...
5 Jun 9:21 pm
"Crist's high court pick puts him in political center; Charlie Crist seated his fourth Supreme Court nominee, burnishing his reputation as a center-leaning governor": The Miami Herald has this news update.
30 Jun 1:46 am
On June 24, 2009 Florida Governor Charlie Crist vetoed Florida HB 1171, a property insurance reform
bill, sought by the insurance industry and business advocacy groups. HB 1171 would have permitted insurers ... State Farm's withdrawal from Florida as a property insurer, the bill
informally is known as the "State Farm bill." When vetoing the bill, Crist stated: "This will likely result in significant and unpredictable
rate increases that, during these economic times, people can simply not afford." ...
17 Jun 7:13 am
During a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Florida Governor Charlie
Crist signed five bills into law. Two of the bills dealt with sexual offenders and predators and DNA sampling. (read more) Senate Bill 2276,
the DNA Database Act, expands DNA sample collection. Current law only requires persons convicted of a ...
7 Apr, 2007 1:01 pm
Farhad Manjoo asks and answers the question at Salon.com: During his campaign for the Florida governorship last fall, Charlie Crist frequently expressed deep moral opposition to the state's practice of permanently prohibiting convicted felons from exercising their right to vote....
16 Dec, 2008 2:12 am
READER RAYMOND ECKHART asks what I think about this pro-gay marriage protest at Charlie Crist's
wedding. Sounds like it was orderly, nondisruptive, and nonviolent, so it's fine with me. Which should be obvious. UPDATE: Kingsley Browne emails: If "it's fine with me" means "it's
fine with me that it's legal", then it's fine with me, too. But if it means "it's fine with me and I don't think it's tacky at all," ...
2 Jan 7:51 am
A BIG JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT for Charlie Crist.
4 Jan 4:04 pm
"Cuban-American Jorge Labarga of Palm Beach County named to Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Charlie Crist; Jorge Labarga, 56, wins out in process full of controversy": This article appeared yesterday in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. And The St. Petersburg
Times reported yesterday that "Cuban-American joins Florida's top court."
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