Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, November 13
Nov 13, 2009
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State Farm will continue homeowners insurance in Florida, insurance commissioner predicts
State Farm might not pull out of Florida’s homeowners insurance market after all, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said today.
In the 16 months since Chinese drywall problems first were reported in Florida, definitive answers remain frustratingly out of reach.
Groundswell forms for open gambling in Florida
Several previously ardent anti-gambling state legislators have come out swinging at the Seminole Indian tribe in an unlikely way.
EDITORIAL: The Water War–A Chance To Say ‘Yes’
The current rap on the Republican Party is that it is the party of “no,” not the party of solutions. We know of three Republicans who can help change that perception.
FBI seeking help from alleged Rothstein victims
The investigation into Scott Rothstein, a major fundraiser for Gov. Charlie Crist, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and other major politicians has left candidates in the lurch and the law firm reeling.
Governor, in Jupiter, says stimulus money is helping save jobs
If he were a member of the U.S. Senate, Gov. Charlie Crist says he would have supported “a different form” of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill and would have major concerns about pending health care legislation.
Governor Crist Suspends Miami Commissioner
Governor Charlie Crist today suspended Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, who was charged today with grand theft, a second degree felony.
A federal appeals court panel could vacate Rule 151A, a regulation that would let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission classify indexed annuities as securities.
$5M Chinese Drywall Program Approved by Louisiana Recovery Authority
The Louisiana Recovery Authority has given its final approval to creation of a $5 million program to help some homeowners rehabilitate property with Chinese drywall problems.
Settlement reached in fraud suit against Scruggs
A settlement has been reached in a long-running fraud lawsuit filed against Richard ‘Dickie’ Scruggs, the once powerful anti-tobacco litigator who is now behind bars, an attorney says.
Hidden mold can turn home into house of horrors
When he moved into his lakefront dream house, Ronald Brooke was hale and hearty. One year later, he was a sick man.
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