The Lakeland Republican sees the state as ‘dangerously exposed’ if storms batter insurance industry. By Bill Rufty THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Ledger--May 12, 2008 LAKELAND | Rep. Dennis Ross, punished last year for...
St. Petersburg Times--May 11, 2008 By Tom Zucco, Times Staff Writer Last winter was the meanest season the Florida property insurance industry has ever faced. Gov. Charlie Crist asked three prominent lawyers to look into a...
Rescue workers, government officials, forecasters hope to stir state into action BY KEN KAYE South Florida Sun-Sentinel--May 12, 2008 When more than 2,500 emergency managers, rescue workers and government officials descend on...
Palm Beach Post--May 10, 2008 By JASON SCHULTZPalm Beach Post Staff Writer As hurricane season neared last year, state agencies were in chaos trying to implement key elements of a 2006 state law aimed at better preparation of...
With a sluggish economy’s stranglehold on state finances, there should have been few winners at the 2008 legislative session. To view the Capitol to Courthouse Headliners for Monday, May 5, click here.
Last winter was the meanest season the Florida property insurance industry has ever faced. To view the Capitol to Courthouse Headliners for Monday, May 12, click here.
But as they assemble for the new term next fall, they may look back on their just-concluded 2008 session as the good old days. As lawmakers were passing the pared-down $66.2 billion state spending plan that kicks in July 1...
Further banning gay marriage in the state, swapping property taxes with a sales tax to pay for schools and overturning a 19th century prohibition on using tax dollars to fund religious activities will be among nine issues...
The Joseph Meyerhoff Senior Center in Hollywood announced its new board of directors and chairman.
Miami Herald–May 09, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA The 13 insurers that took advantage of a low-cost loan program to pump up capital and write thousands of new policies are still sitting on millions of unused dollars....