Former journalist David Klement is getting an early start in his new job as a state utility regulator, after Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday appointed Klement to immediately succeed Public Service Commissioner Katrina McMurrian.

McMurrian resigned from the five-member commission last month after Crist refused to reappoint her and Commission Chairman Matthew Carter. Their terms expire in January.

Crist instead appointed two new members without utility backgrounds to an agency that's been hounded by accusations of being too cozy with the businesses it regulates.

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