The clock is now ticking on Gov. Rick Scott to act on his final state budget, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259035-new-state-budget-lands-rick-scotts-desk
Vickers is a well-known figure among senators and Senate staff as she has served as an adviser to the last three Senate presidents. She also worked for the state’s Department of Revenue for more than 20 years,...
In his absence, the Capitol was stripped from his classic phrases that include “if the bill is too long, you know there’s somethin’ wrong,” “Jesus wouldn’t agree with this,” or “I’m telling you right now,...
Record-low production means a special treasure in Japan is going away, the Tampa Bay Times’ Katie Sanders reports....
New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny is planning to retire this summer after 16 years with the New Hampshire Insurance Department. With his current term ending on June 11, he told Insurance Journal his advice...
Consumers hoping the Florida Legislature would agree on bills to slow rate increases for homeowner and auto insurance coverage will have to wait until next year, the Sun-Sentinel’s Ron Hurtibise reports....
When legislative budget chiefs agreed during negotiations to spend $1.5 million on a study about extending a toll road north to Georgia, they started to lock into Florida’s new budget some of the 78 recommendations a House...
Hurricane Irma is officially one of the most expensive and destructive hurricanes on record, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center. The Sarasota...
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
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...