Nelson won handily with 63 percent of the vote, Stephen Hudak and Ryan Gillespie report for the Orlando Sentinel. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-apopka-winter-park-mayor-election-20180313-story.html
Category: Florida News
Lawmakers: Study High Speed Rail Operations in Florida
March 14, 2018
In a victory for the citizens of the Treasure Coast region, and based on work by Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL) and Indian River and Martin Counties, the Florida Legislature has included language in the...
Bill requiring courts to decide public access to private beaches heads to Governor Rick Scott’s desk
March 14, 2018
In the final days of last week’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill that restricts local governments’ ability to pass customary use ordinances that allow the public to use privately owned beaches. ...
Representative Larry Lee may flip-flop on re-election
March 14, 2018
The three-term Port St. Lucie Democrat’s statement Monday came five days after he announced his impending retirement during a House Democratic Caucus meeting. Cheryl Smith reports for TCPalm.com....
Florida Legislature 2018: What passed and what failed
March 14, 2018
Lawmakers filed about 150 fewer bills than the 2017 legislative session and passed about 40 fewer bills, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Florida’s 2018 Legislature was the least productive in two decades...
GM to Pilot Airbnb-Like Service for Autos This Summer
March 14, 2018
GM vehicle owners will be able to put their cars on Maven’s platform for other drivers to rent and share the revenue with the automaker. Bloomberg’s David Welch reports for Insurance Journal....
Calling it “the first service to independently measure and identify the quality of pretax statutory earnings reported for a calendar year,” Demotech has introduced “SPEQUELLAE.”
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 2018-2019 Contract Year Reimbursement Premium Formula Workshop Scheduled for March 21
March 12, 2018
Category Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
Proposed amendments to Rule 19-8.028, F.A.C., Reimbursement Premium Formula relating to premium formula requirements for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 2018-2019 Contract Year will be the topic of a Rule Development...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Monday, March 12, 2018
March 12, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
Legislature approves $89 billion budget in rare Sunday Session Lawmakers needed extra time to finish a budget after the mass shooting in Parkland forced them to quickly craft a response that included a three-day waiting...
Lawmakers needed extra time to finish a budget after the mass shooting in Parkland forced them to quickly craft a response that included a three-day waiting period, a minimum age of 21 to buy a gun in Florida, and $400...