Category: Florida Legislative News

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Despite push for tax relief, many Broward cities raised rates When retired real estate agent Michael Gaupin voted for tax relief last year, he hoped his tax …

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan will represent the National Association of Insurance Commissioners at a United States House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization” this morning, October 29, at 9:30 a.m.  In his written …

The Florida Legislature will hold its second round of Fall 2009 Interim Committee Meetings during the week of November 2-6.  The next scheduled Interim Committee Week is December 7-11. To view the complete House of Representatives calendar for November 2-6, …

The School Board of Broward County announced today, October 28, 2009, that a three-member panel of community leaders has been assembled to begin a 90-day investigation of School Board practices, procedures and policies.  Media coverage of the announcement is reprinted …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Crist taps Gallagher replacement Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday appointed a prominent Republican from the South Broward Hospital District Board to fill the School Board vacancy that came …

REMINDER:  On November 18, 2009, the Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate will once again convene members of the insurance industry with home repair/remodeling professionals in order to finalize recommendations from a July Claims Dispute Resolution Roundtable that explored …

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) recently released its 2008-09 Annual Report, which provides an overview of the DJJ and its achievements.  To view a copy of the Report, click here. An announcement from the DJJ about the Annual …

Governor Charlie Crist announced today, October 26, 2009, that he has appointed Broward attorney Kevin Tynan to fill the vacancy on the Broward County School Board. The Governor’s news release on the appointment is reprinted below.   Should you have any questions …

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Services has scheduled a Rule Hearing on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:00 a.m. for proposed Rule 69J-123.002:  Procedures, which would require the electronic filing of an insurer’s report of disposition and …

United States Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spoke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference about the Federal Reserve’s role in U.S. financial market regulation and supervision today, October 23, 2009.  The text of his remarks …