Category: Legislative Updates

  Addressing Florida property insurance and tort reform in a town hall meeting today, September 20, 2010, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott released a plan advocating a more open and competitive private property insurance market, including “consumer choice” with regard to …

  Senate Sinkhole Project Deadline Extended to December 2010 In order to analyze information returned from the recent Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) data call as thoroughly as possible, the October 1 deadline for the Florida Senate’s Interim Project  …

  The Florida 2010 Primary Elections were held on August 24, 2010.  To provide a useful tool in following this year’s political campaign developments, Colodny Fass has prepared an outline of all Florida Cabinet and State Legislative races, as well …

Above:  (Associated Press photo) Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott celebrates his win Tuesday night. He will face Democrat Alex Sink on November 2.    Tuesday, August 24, 2010 marked the final day of voting for the 2010 Florida Primary Elections.  Results …

  The U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee issued the following news release today, August 20, 2010:   Frank, Kanjorski Release Letter Calling for Federal Housing Finance Administration to Protect Taxpayers Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), …

  Florida’s 2010 election cycle is one of the most active campaign seasons in the State’s history. To provide a useful tool in following this year’s political campaign developments, Colodny Fass has prepared an outline of all Florida Cabinet and …

  During a Florida property insurance market panel discussion entitled “First Coast Forum:  Florida’s Property Insurance Crisis” held on July 29, 2010 by Jacksonville public broadcasting affiliate WJCT-TV, State Representative Bill Proctor indicated his intention to file property insurance rate …

  Florida’s 2010 election cycle is one of the most active campaign seasons in the State’s history.  To provide a useful tool in following this year’s political campaign developments, Colodny Fass has prepared an outline of all Florida Cabinet and …

Above:  President Obama signs H.R. 4173, which is considered to be the most sweeping financial reform bill since the Great Depression.     Signed by President Obama on July 21, 2010, H.R. 4173, known as the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform …

  Just prior to the opening of the Florida Legislature’s Special Session 2010-C today, July 20, 2010, State Representative Alan Hays (R-Umatilla) joined representatives from The Heartland Institute, Florida Consumer Action Network and The James Madison Institute at a press …