Week five in the legislature (in pictures)
by Michael C. Bender | April 5th, 2009
Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday looks closely at his portrait that hangs in the Tallahassee City Hall. Crist was at the hall to attend the kids only town hall meeting.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)

A flooded campground and bait store on Thursday along the banks of the Ocholocknee River in Tallahassee. A week of rain dumped more than 8 inches of water on the capital city, which is one of the wettest cities in the country with more than 5 feet of rain per year. (AP/Coale)

Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, top, debates Thursday against the growth management bill that Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, below, sponsors.(AP/Coale)

Bennett, right, is congratulated Thursday by Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, following Senate passage of the growth management bill which Bennett sponsors.(AP/Coale)

An April Fools Days prankster added 'The Electric Hasner' to the list of official state items that are fastened to the marble walls of the fourth floor of the Capitol. House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Boca Raton, is pushing a bill to create a sales tax exemption for electric car purchases. (Michael C. Bender/The Palm Beach Post)

Rep. Ed Homan, R-Tampa, debates Tuesday against a workers compensation bill during House session.(AP/Coale)

Rep. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, right, is congratulated Tuesday by Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City, following House passage of Flores' workers compensation bill.(AP/Coale)

Crist holds a press conference Wednesday in front of a backdrop of the Everglades that the Department of Environmental Protection printed for the occasion. He's flanked by Highwayman paintings that normally hang in his office. (Bender/Post)

Crist, center, has a word Wednesday with Miami restaurateur Monty Trainer while serving lunch from the world's largest paella cooking dish. Thousands of state employees and legislators lined up at the 15-foot hot wok for free chicken and rice with vegetables during Miami-Dade County Days at the Capitol. (AP/Bill Cotterell, Tallahassee Democrat)

Crist autographs t-shirts of children after a press conference Thursday for autism awareness day at the Florida Capitol. (AP/Coale)

Dan Marino, right, and Crist, left, speak with the media on Thursday during autism awareness day at the Capitol. (AP/Coale)

Crist and members of the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida hold a news conference Friday to urge lawmakers to support the 25-year gambling compact as a funding source for Florida schools.(AP/Coale)
Tags: Anitere Flores, Charlie Crist, Dan Gelber, Ed Homan, Jimmy Patronis, Mike Bennett, State House, State Senate





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April 5th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Wow, I got lost in my meandering and never saw this site before. Very nice and comprehensive. I need to start paying more attention. The Gov’s. portrait is very nice by the way, hope he’s happy with it.