Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

Roofing company owner guilty in $1.7M tax fraud case

Mar 1, 2018

The roofing company owner devised a scheme to conceal the amount of wages earned by undocumented employees to avoid paying more than $1.7 million in federal income, Medicare and Social Security taxes, and more than $1 million in Florida worker …

Gun package in deep trouble in divided Florida House

Mar 1, 2018

As the Legislature’s elaborate but hurried response to the massacre heads to the full House, opposition is growing. The House bill (HB 7101) is in serious trouble as members of both parties keep finding reasons to vote against it.  The …

House and Senate Agree on Funding Plan for Florida Public Schools

Mar 1, 2018

Lawmakers continued negotiations Wednesday on a new $87 billion-plus state budget, after reaching agreement on several major issues, including a funding plan for public schools.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Lloyd Dunkelberger reports via SunshineStateNews.com. http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/house-and-senate-agree-funding-plan-public-schools

Democrat Joseph Abruzzo will not seek re-election to state House seat

Mar 1, 2018

Though he has spent his entire Tallahassee career in the minority party, Abruzzo gained a reputation for being able to get legislation passed in the Republican-controlled Legislature, the Palm Beach Post reports. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/democrat-joseph-abruzzo-will-not-seek-election-state-house-seat/1TomliREvg4jeRpQnCaMXK/

Tackling the U.S. flood insurance challenge

Mar 1, 2018

Flood risk is one of the most severe natural hazards in the United States, yet one of the least well-managed, National Underwriter’s Matt Nielsen reports for PropertyCasualty360.com. https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2018/02/28/tackling-the-u-s-flood-insurance-challenge/?slreturn=20180201144048