Charlie Crist

We take a look at what’s ahead this week, including the immigration bill in Arizona, financial reform, the film remake of ‘Nightmare on Elm Street,’ and the Kentucky Derby.

It may be a swing state, but Miami Herald columnist and author Carl Hiaasen says that if the nation’s politics follow the same path as his home state of Florida, we all might as well move to the Bahamas.

Florida taxpayers spend roughly $45 million a year subsidizing health care for government employees. For more on the story, we speak with Beth Reinhard, political writer for the Miami Herald.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist, front-runner for the 2010 Senate seat, must pick a replacement for Senator Mel Martinez. Joining The Takeaway is WLRN-Miami Herald News’ Joshua Johnson and Al Cardenas, former chair of the Republican Party of Florida.