Category: Florida Legislative News

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Many Florida school boards raising property taxes Many Florida school board members are griping because state lawmakers left it up to them to pass property tax increases …

  WASHINGTON – With 2009 now half over, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to take advantage of the numerous tax breaks made available earlier this year in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The recovery law provides tax …

The United States House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Systemic Risk:  Are Some Institutions Too Big to Fail, and If So, What Should We Do About It?” on Tuesday, July 21, in Washington, D.C. The following witnesses …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Crist grateful for stimulus cash, but says more is not needed Saying 26,000 teachers’ jobs have been saved, Gov. Charlie Crist touted the federal stimulus package Wednesday …

Federal agencies have proposed five new questions and answers for incorporation into the Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance (2009).  The questions relate to the determination of insurable value in calculating lender-required flood insurance and the timing of forced placement coverage.  …

The attached documents containing content for the Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Website have been provided by Boardroom Communications as supplement to this morning’s meeting.

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke gave his Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the United States Congress before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. today, July 21, 2009.  The text of his remarks is reprinted below:   Chairman …

REMINDER:  The next Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division meeting will be held via teleconference today, July 21, starting at 11:00 a.m.  The call-in number is:  800.369.1285; conference code:  93673#. The following issues will be addressed:     * Educational …

REMINDER:  The next Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division meeting will be held via teleconference tomorrow, July 21, starting at 11:00 a.m.  The call-in number is:  800.369.1285; conference code:  93673#. The following issues will be addressed:     * Educational …

The United States House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Community and Consumer Advocates’ Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,” on Thursday, July 16, in Washington, D.C. The following witnesses provided written testimony in advance …