Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
Jul 1, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Sinkhole Causing Controversy in Marion and Alachua Counties
A giant sinkhole in the middle of Orange Lake in north central Florida is causing uproar, WCJB-TV reports.
Florida Insurance Regulators To Cap HIV Drug Costs
Florida insurance regulators will start reviewing health plans for discriminatory practices after three insurers were accused of charging higher prices for HIV drugs, Daylina Miller reports for WUSF News.
130 new laws effective in Florida today
The state’s record-setting budget goes into effect today, along with 130 other new laws that were produced by the Legislature this year in the regular and special sessions and signed by Governor Rick Scott. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via the Tampa Bay Times.
- Limits on drone use among new Florida laws taking effect
- Owner of fake service animal may get jail time with new Florida law
- New Florida law gives consumers more convenient access to new vaccines
Can Florida Politics Cost GOP the White House?
Frosty relationships and Byzantine turf wars are nothing new to politics in any state, especially when one party dominates, the way Republicans have in Florida. Scott Bland reports for the National Journal.
Pam Bondi Appeals Circuit Judge’s Block of Florida’s New Mandatory Waiting Period for Abortions
A Florida judge blocked a new state law on Tuesday which would require Florida women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion, and Attorney General Pam Bondi was quick to fire back saying she plans to appeal the ruling. Allison Nielsen reports for SunshineStateNews.com.
Pam Bondi Joins Other States In Lawsuit Over Wetlands Protection
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi joined seven other states’ top lawyers Tuesday in a suit challenging new federal rules designed to better protect the nation’s wetlands. Tampa Bay Times’ Craig Pittman reports.
Federal probe into outsourcing expands, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson says
Earlier in June, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson asked Homeland Security to investigate reports that an India-based outsourcing firm used by Disney World was placing immigrants in IT jobs previously filled by Americans. Around the same time, 10 other senators asked the Labor Department to investigate similar allegations at other companies. The Orlando Sentinel’s Paul Brinkmann reports.
Florida House Speaker Crisafulli: Legislature works hard to support Florida families
The Legislature accomplished a great deal on behalf of Florida families this year, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli writes in this FloridaToday.com editorial opinion.
How do outdoor workers cope with the hot Florida summer?
Coping with the heat has long been a fact of life in Florida’s building industry, the Ocala Star-Banner writes via Advisen.com.
FEMA Sets September 15 Deadline for Requesting Sandy Flood Claims Review
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that September 15 would be the last day for National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy flood claims to sign up for the review process, Insurance Journal reports.
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