Category: Florida Legislative News

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   ‘Save Our Homes’ Is Challenged In Court Retired Florida State University President Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte regaled an appellate court with a “magic potion” tale and invited the …

United States Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Allison testified on the Treasury’s efforts under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”) and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) before the U.S. Congressional Oversight Panel today, October 22, 2009.  The …

Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) members are advised that time is still available to submit written comments for the public record regarding the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Rule Development Workshop held on October 21, 2009 on proposed Rule 690-137.002 entitled “Annual Audited Financial …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Property tax appeals rise during economic decline Even after years of sinking real estate prices, thousands of South Florida property owners are fighting to further deflate the …

The Florida Department of Education (“DOE”), in preparation for the State Legislature’s development of the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget, joined other state agencies in submitting its Legislative Budget Requests (“LBR”) to Florida Governor Charlie Crist during the week of October …

The Florida Departments of Juvenile Justice, Education and Children & Families were among state agencies to submit their Legislative Budget Requests (“LBR”) to Florida Governor Charlie Crist during the week of October 12-16.  In a letter this year, Governor’s Office …

The Sun-Sentinel’s “Broward Politics” Blog is providing a running list of hyperlinks to information about the various applicants for open positions on the Broward County School Board and Board of County Commissioners.  To access the page directly, click here.  The …

United States Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) has filed a strike-all amendment to House Resolution 2609, which is also known as the “Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009.”  The amendment will be considered by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled a Rule Development Workshop on October 21 at 9:30 a.m. for proposed Rule 69O-137.002, Annual Audited Financial Reports, which would implement Sarbanes-Oxley-type financial controls for certain Florida insurers similar to the …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Palm Beach County Commissioner suggests raising sales tax to offset property taxes Although he voted Tuesday for a 14.9 percent increase in Palm Beach County’s property tax …