Category: Florida Legislative News
Oct 2, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Was it worth it? 2 sides of Central Florida’s property tax situation Florida voters said yes to property-tax cuts — not everyone got them Nine months after Floridians voted to …
Oct 1, 2008
From the October 1, 2008 Issue of Florida Trend Magazine Constitutional Amendments: What You Need to Know November’s ballot includes six proposed constitutional amendments, from a ban on gay marriage to a tax break for working waterfronts. Here’s a guide. …
Sep 30, 2008
Governor Charlie Crist today, September 30, 2008, named George Sheldon as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Mr. Sheldon will succeed Bob Butterworth, whose resignation was effective August 15, 2008. The press release from the Office of Governor …
Sep 30, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida House members help sink bailout Call it the Sunshine State revolt. House members from across Florida rallied to help defeat the $700-billion Wall Street bailout bill on Monday, with …
Sep 29, 2008
Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp today, September 29, 2008, announced the designation of “champions” for Florida children served by the state’s health and human service agencies. These “champions” are representatives from state agencies who have signed an interagency agreement to coordinate …
Sep 29, 2008
In a previous administrative proceeding, various industry trade associations, including the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, challenged a second proposed Rule promulgated by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) related to the use of credit reports and credit …
Sep 29, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMMS”) has announced a public forum entitled “Open Door Forum Teleconference for Mandatory Reporting for Group Health Plan Arrangements as well as Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation” on information …
Sep 29, 2008
REMINDER AND UPDATE: The FPCA Homeowners Division will hold a meeting at 2:00 p.m. in Colodny Fass’s Fort Lauderdale Office following the fundraiser for Senator JD Alexander (R -Winterhaven), which starts at 11:30 a.m. If you are unable to attend …
Sep 26, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released the following informational papers related to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“SCHIP”): Group Health Plan (“GHP”) Data Elements: Who Must Be Reported? Registration …
Sep 25, 2008
Florida Governor Charlie Crist, in his capacity as a Trustee for the State Board of Administration (“SBA”), today, September 25, 2008, met with leaders of BlackRock Financial to discuss the status of Florida’s investment funds. BlackRock currently manages $7.7 billion …