Category: Florida Legislative News
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 …
Jul 24, 2007
A meeting of the FPCA Auto Division is scheduled for Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 10 a.m. via conference call. The agenda, a copy of which is attached, will include a special session update, as well as a discussion on …