Category: Florida Legislative News
Aug 1, 2007
On Tuesday, July 31, 2007, this office attended the Florida Cabinet (Governor Crist, Attorney General McCollum, Chief Financial Officer Sink, and Agriculture Commissioner Bronson) meeting in Tallahassee, Florida. At this meeting, several state agencies gave presentations and updated the Cabinet …
Jul 31, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Plan to educate voters about super-sized homestead exemption draws fire Tax dollars may be used to tell about exemptions TALLAHASSEE Gov. Charlie Crist and Republican lawmakers on Monday lashed out …
Jul 30, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story:  Tax breaks pad big pockets Leaders in Tallahassee promised tax relief for overburdened homeowners. What they delivered was the largest tax cut in state history. The biggest winners, however, aren’t …
Jul 27, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â House speaker prefers sales tax over property tax If there is, indeed, a property tax crisis in Florida, those suffering the most are the owners of nonhomesteaded property. Â School …
Jul 27, 2007
Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek ending July 27, 2007 www.insurancefraud.org ________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION * People who apply for auto coverage in North Carolina must prove they’re residents under a bill the legislature passed Wednesday. H279 targets out-of-state drivers who register their vehicles …
Jul 26, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Broward school cuts: bus service, traffic aides When school starts in August, there will be fewer bus stops, fewer school supplies and fewer crossing guards as the Broward school district …
Jul 25, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Martinez, Nelson call for bomb-area cleanup near school ‘ASAP’ Reaching across the political aisle for the sake of an Orange County middle school built atop a WWII-era bombing range, Senators …
Jul 24, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story:  Legislative leaders announce special session on budget cuts TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Legislative leaders Tuesday said they will call a special session in September to cut Florida’s new $71.5 billion budget …
Jul 24, 2007
Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek ending 20, 2007 www.insurancefraud.org ________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION * The North Carolina Senate passed an amended version of a House bill requiring drivers to have greater proof of residency to register their vehicles. HB 729 also would make …
Jul 24, 2007
Florida Senate President Ken Pruitt and House Speaker Marco Rubio jointly announced today that the Florida Legislature will convene for a Special Session on the State Budget Deficit, beginning Tuesday, September 18, 2007 and possibly lasting until early October. At …