The Governor's Transition Handbook

Florida TaxWatch is a 25-year-old non-profit tax/gov't waste watchdog based in Tallahassee that puts out--along with other sponsors--a 60 page booklet on the basics of the Florida governorship as of 2006. Beware, it's a PDF file.

To understand what Governor Chiles accomplished, you've got to put it in context. More once I read and digest the handbook.

Of course, with 60 pages of jargon you can get lost in esoterica just explaining the Cabinet. But there is a clear way to talk about it. It just takes more work to get to that level of understanding.