Dec 14, 2007
Sun-Sentinel, 12/14/2007 WASHINGTON – The Senate moved Friday against the worsening mortgage crisis, voting to make it easier for thousands of homeowners with ballooning interest rates to refinance into federally insured loans. The legislation, approved 93-1, would allow the Federal …
Dec 14, 2007
St. Petersburg Times, 12/14/2007 View article on St. Petersburg Times Florida lawmakers spent this week at the state Capitol, but many of them didn’t accomplish much until the sun went down. By day, legislators were on light duty, meeting …
Dec 14, 2007
Reuters, 12/14/2007 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A post-Sept 11, 2001 federal terrorism risk insurance program is likely to be extended next week for seven years along lines proposed by the Senate, said sources familiar with the matter on Friday.Set to expire …
Dec 14, 2007
Palm Beach Post, 12/14/2007 TALLAHASSEE North Palm Beach banker Jeff Atwater took the next-to-last step toward the Senate presidency this evening, winning the formal support of his Republican caucus.Assuming voters return Atwater to the Senate next November and his party …
Dec 14, 2007
Palm Beach Post, 12/14/2007 TALLAHASSEE Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will review its investment policies after a recent run of withdrawals on a state-run pool jeopardized nearly $2 billion of its assets, its chief financial officer told the Florida House Insurance …
Dec 14, 2007
Orlando Sentinel, 12/14/2007 Is state’s $137B pension fund OK? TALLAHASSEE – The state is expanding its audit of the troubled local-government investment fund to include Florida’s mammoth $137 billion pension fund — which bought some of the same downgraded mortgage-backed …
Dec 14, 2007
Posted on Fri, Dec. 14, 2007DBY MARY ELLEN KLASmeklas@MiamiHerald.com TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist ratcheted up his push to win the votes to pass the property-tax amendment on Jan. 29, with a news conference in the home of an Orlando …
Dec 14, 2007
The Florida Senate has released interim block calendars for the weeks of January 7-11 and January 22-25. Both calendars are attached for your review. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee is scheduled to meet on January 8 and 22. Â …
Dec 14, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Senators question how $151M hurricane plan went wrong Florida’s golden reputation for its sure-handed hurricane response in 2004 may be tarnished a bit. Â Lawmakers angry that emergency preparedness money …
Dec 13, 2007
The Health and Human Services Appropriations and the Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Senate Committees met on Thursday, December 13, 2007. A member of this Firm attended both meetings and provided the following reports:  Health and Human Services Appropriations …