Category: Florida News
May 9, 2018
In a case stemming from a child getting rushed to a hospital after a traffic accident, a federal appeals court Tuesday backed an air-ambulance firm in a dispute about whether the amount paid for helicopter services should be limited by …
May 9, 2018
After millions raised and millions spent testing the water for a potential statewide run, his announcement is sure to be a shocker: He isn’t running, he’s endorsing Adam Putnam. FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/263225-richard-corcoran-to-endorse-adam-putnam-for-governor
May 9, 2018
DeSantis’ campaign characterized the expected endorsement by Florida House Speaker Corcoran of Florida Agriculture Commissioner Putnam as a “career insider” endorsing “fellow career insider.” FloridaPolitics.com’s Scott Powers reports. https://floridapolitics.com/archives/263252-ron-desantis-campaign-on-richard-corcoran-endorsement-of-adam-putnam-who-cares
May 9, 2018
A legislative panel is again taking the state’s medical marijuana regulators to task, asking whether they are “refusing to modify the rules” governing the drug. FloridaPolitics.com’s Jim Rosica reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/263221-lawmakers-warning-shot-marijuana
May 9, 2018
Florida ranks alongside two other states that logged increases in the serious delinquency rate on home mortgages, a new report from CoreLogic states. Chris Wille reports for the Lakeland Ledger. http://www.theledger.com/news/20180508/florida-sees-increase-in-delinquent-mortgages
May 9, 2018
The funeral of a slain sheriff’s deputy forced a Florida Cabinet schedule change. The Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet reports for “The Buzz” blog. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/05/09/cabinet-cancellation-puts-brakes-on-banking-regulators-fate/
May 9, 2018
Insurers analyzed have more than $500 billion in fossil fuel-related securities, issued by power and energy companies, $10.5 billion of which consists of investments in thermal coal enterprises, Insurance Journal’s Don Jergler reports. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2018/05/08/488649.htm
May 8, 2018
McCarty spoke about resiliency and mitigation, emphasizing the need for both in the catastrophe prone state, Insurance Journal’s Amy O’Connor reports. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2018/05/08/488539.htm
May 8, 2018
If Congress doesn’t step up with comprehensive and effective legislation to confront sea-level rise and its already evident effects, then we’re sunk, South Florida, the Palm Beach Post Editorial Board writes. https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/opinion/editorial-national-disaster-fund-benefits-florida-spreading-risk/umhyRMpxmNDmqfGy1A9BoI/
May 8, 2018
The Legislature spent millions helping Florida recover from Irma. But what did lawmakers do to get the state ready for the next storm? The Tampa Bay Times’ Michael Van Sickler reports via “The Buzz” blog. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/05/08/hurricane-2018-is-florida-better-prepared-for-storms-not-quite/