Despite the dire warnings of environmental advocates, the Legislature last month passed a bill to allow the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take over issue federal wetlands destruction permits from the...
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To constitution experts, as well as some former members of Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission, the proposed amendments may be doomed. The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas and Lawrence Mower report....
Florida hits a milestone: More than 100,000 people are registered to use medical marijuana
April 23, 2018
There are currently 34 approved retail dispensaries open in the state, which are operated by 13 licensed companies approved by the Legislature. Justine Griffin reports for the Tampa Bay Times....
Scott wants term limits for members of Congress: 12 years and no more in an entrenched system where power is determined almost entirely by longevity. The Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet and Alex Leary reports for the...
They’re not concocting what brewers in Colorado are, but a handful of craft brewers in South Florida are floating what they believe is an exciting new trend — pot-tasting beer. Brad Slager reports for...
Huge federal contractor failed to pay Florida workers $100 million in wages, union says
April 23, 2018
The complaint brought by the Communications Workers of America alleges that General Dynamics Information Technology misclassified employees at call centers in Kentucky, Florida, Arizona and Texas to suppress their wages. ...
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced April 12 that We Florida Financial (We Florida), a credit union based in Florida, will pay $898,000 to resolve allegations it delivered loans for ineffective online...
Under SB 2467, which Bryant signed April 13, a 3 percent surcharge currently added to the cost of specialized “surplus lines” policies would be redirected from the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association to the...
Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer said Friday that he’s setting an example of transparency, Insurance Journal reports. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2018/04/23/487100.htm
While the remains of her store were being appraised by a TWIA adjuster, the policyholder discovered that her agent had accidentally listed the wrong street address number for her property, Lyle Adriano reports for Insurance...