Citrus canker has led to more than a 70 percent reduction in Florida’s annual citrus crop while nearly tripling the cost of production. Kevin Bouffard reports for the Lakeland Ledger....
How would you vote on age limit, 3-day wait for gun purchases? It might be on the ballot.
March 12, 2018
In an effort to shore up the newly-enacted law limiting gun sales, an influential member of the Constitutional Revision Commission has proposed an amendment that will prevent future constitutional challenges to the law. The...
The Bradenton Herald’s Hannah Morse recounts how Manatee County is picking up the pieces. http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article204494959.html
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 – Friday, March 09, 2018
March 9, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
Florida’s $88.7 Billion Budget is Ready and Headed for Sunday Vote Following the destruction of Hurricane Irma and the arrival of thousands of Puerto Rican Residents after Hurricane Maria, Lawmakers had vowed to...
U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee Reviews Insurance Savings and Loan Holding Company Bill
March 9, 2018
Category U.S. Congress
In addition to creating a definition of an Insurance Savings and Loan Holding Company ("ISLHC"), H.R. 5059 creates a regulatory framework that would limit the Federal Reserve's oversight of ISLHCs.
Following the destruction of Hurricane Irma and the arrival of thousands of Puerto Rican residents after Hurricane Maria, lawmakers had vowed to increase money available for apartments and lower-cost housing, but the Parkland...
A bill passed by Florida lawmakers empowering some personnel in public schools to carry firearms to guard against attacks like last month’s massacre near Miami could expose these employees to potentially costly civil...
This marks a second term as chief justice for Canady, 63, who led the court in 2010 to 2012. Suzie Schottelkotte reports for the Winter Haven News Chief....
Early start approved for 2020 Session
March 9, 2018
Continuing a trend, the Florida Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would start the 2020 Legislative Session, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com....