For Amscot, it was just one part of an effort to persuade a group of lawmakers whose constituents would be most affected by the bill. The Tampa Bay Times’ Lawrence Mower reports for “The Buzz” blog....
Houston suburb Canyon Gate was built on land that was designed to be flooded—a fact that developers did little to publicize when they built it. Audra Burch reports for the New York Times. The story includes interactive...
Marc W. Dunbar, the Tallahassee-based lawyer and gaming lobbyist, will become the next member of Citizens Property Insurance, FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch reports....
Florida Insurance Special Investigative Unit (SIU) Anti-Fraud Prevention Rule Changes Filed
April 3, 2018
A Notice of Change was filed on March 22, 2018 by the Florida Division of Investigative and Forensic Services for proposed Rule 69D-2.003 relating to insurer Special Investigative Units (SIU)....
Insurers and investigators looking for guidance on filing their anti-fraud plans may soon be surprised to find the rules are missing, WorkCompCentral.com reports....
South Florida cities challenge gun pre-emption
April 3, 2018
The lawsuit alleges the 2011 law was created to “deter and chill local officials from even considering reasonable, constitutional firearms regulations in their own communities.” THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via...
Hundreds killed in distracted driving crashes in Florida last year, Florida Highway Patrol says
April 3, 2018
AAA, law enforcement team up to raise awareness of deadly distractions. Ashley Mitchem and Francine Frazier report for News4Jax.com....
Proposal to end hospitals’ certificate of need system pulled from Constitution Revision Commission
April 3, 2018
The CON process currently requires the state to approve hospitals and other health care providers like nursing homes to add more sites or services, the Bradenton Herald reports....
According to language inside HB 21, the “dispenser,” or pharmacist, is required to report a slew of identifying information and details each time a prescription for a controlled substance is filled. Danny McAuliffe...
Pharmacy Panel Critiques Legislature over Flu Tests
April 3, 2018
A state pharmacy board on Monday criticized the Florida Legislature for not passing a bill that would have allowed Florida pharmacists to test and treat people for the flu and strep throat, SunshineStateNews.com reports....