Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Friday, September 16, 2016
Sep 16, 2016
Negron Upends Senate Appropriations Committee Staff in Effort to Cushion Any “Loyalty Gaps”
Fresh off a bitter two-year fight to become Senate President, Senator Joe Negron, R-Stuart, is shaking up the Senate’s Professional Staff in a way the Legislature hasn’t seen since former Senate President Mike Haridopolos six years ago. The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.
Army Corps Announces New Lake Okeechobee Discharge Rate to St. Lucie River
The New Flow Rate, which begins Friday, is enough to cover the City of Stuart with 5â…› inches of water each day, TCPalm.com’s Tyler Treadway reports. The reason for the increase: Lake O is rising quickly with two and a half months still to go in the Hurricane Season.
State Supreme Court Strikes Down Section of Florida’s Election Qualifying Law
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down part of the State’s Election Qualifying Law as Unconstitutional, calling it “Irrational,” “Unreasonable and Unnecessary,” and ordered a Candidate for City of Miami Gardens Mayor to be allowed back on the Ballot. Jim Rosica reports for FloridaPolitics.com.
Jury finds Miami Defrauded Bond Investors in 2009
A Federal Jury has found that the City of Miami Defrauded Bond Investors by making the Investments appear to be a better deal than they actually were. The Associated Press reports via the Tampa Tribune.
Miami Ranked as Most Unsafe Place in U.S. for Women
Value Penguin listed the safest- and least-safe Cities in the United States for Women with Miami coming in as the number one most unsafe place. The Palm Beach Post’s Zach Dennis reports.
University Declines Don Gaetz As Next President
Don Gaetz won’t be University of West Florida’s next President. On Thursday, the Northwest Florida University went a different direction, and the Board of Trustees passed over Gaetz in favor of UWF’s Provost, Martha Saunders by a Vote of 9-4. Allison Nielsen reports for SunshineStateNews.com.
Scott Picks Tampa water Utilities Veteran as the Next Public Service Commissioner
A Water Utilities Veteran who has spent a career navigating the Water Wars of Tampa Bay was named Florida’s next Public Service Commissioner late Thursday by Governor Rick Scott. The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.
Florida Democrats See Voter Registration Decline by More Than Half Since 2012
The Voter Registration Advantage Florida Democrats held over Republicans four years ago has been cut by more than half as the 2016 Election approaches, a trend that threatens to undercut a key advantage that helped the party narrowly capture the State in the last two Presidential Contests. Troy Kinsey reports for BayNews9.
FPL Completes Three New Florida Power Plants, Wont Need Another Until 2024
Since 2013, Florida Power & Light Co. has built New Combined-Cycle Gas-Fired Power Plants at Cape Canaveral, Riviera Beach and Port Everglades at roughly $1 Billion apiece, and a similar Plant in Okeechobee is slated to go into Service in 2019. Susan Salisbury reports for the Palm Beach Post.
For Solar Energy Supporters, Florida’s Amendment 1 Raises Red Flags
When Amendment 1, otherwise known as Florida Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use Initiative, comes up in November, Environmental Supporters want you to Vote NO, writes Joe Henderson for FloridaPolitics.com.
New York Proposes Flexible Cybersecurity Regulation for Insurers, Banks
The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Services Companies that aims to protect New York State’s Financial Services Industry from an increasing risk of Cyber Attacks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced. Elizabeth Blomfield reports for Insurance Journal.
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