Category: Florida Legislative News
Jul 23, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Polling Favors ‘Super’ Tax Exemption TALLAHASSEE – The majority of Florida voters supports a plan to super-size the homestead exemption – even though they don’t know much about it. Â …
Jul 20, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Tax panel gets school voucher, class size proposals TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two hot-button education issues – class size limits and private school vouchers – were discussed Friday by the …
Jul 19, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Pembroke Pines OKs 6.2 percent increase for charter schools 6.2 percent increase will cover teacher salaries The cost of serving the 5,310 students who will attend the city’s seven charter …
Jul 19, 2007
House Democratic Leader Dan Gelber today sent Governor Charlie Crist the letter copied below about the continued crisis plaguing our state’s property insurance market. The letter urges the Governor to assemble a rate reduction working group comprised of state legislators, …
Jul 19, 2007
We have recently learned that Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”)Â may not issue an advisory memoranda addressing the sunset of Florida’s no-fault law. Although internal discussions are being held on the issue, officials from OIR have stated that they anticipate …
Jul 19, 2007
The news article below recently appeared in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel accompanied by a poll to ask readers “Should Florida do away with its no-fault auto insurance law, which is currently set to expire Oct. 1?” The poll, the structure and …
Jul 18, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â “Best and Worst School Districts for the Buck” A new study by Forbes magazine ranks Montgomery County public schools fifth in the nation “for the buck,” with nods to Howard …
Jul 17, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Ex-Hillsborough schools chief seeks state post Earl Lennard joins a field of at least two dozen vying to be state commissioner. TAMPA – Former Hillsborough superintendent Earl Lennard wants to …
Jul 17, 2007
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today sent Governor Charlie Crist, Senate President Ken Pruitt, House Speaker Marco Rubio and other legislative leaders the letter below regarding the implications of the October 1, 2007, sunset of Florida’s Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law. …
Jul 17, 2007
Insurance Fraud Weekly e-PortWeek ending July 13, 2007 www.insurancefraud.org ________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION * Vermont passed a law setting stiff fines for contractors that swindle workers comp insurers out of premiums. Fines can begin at $100 a day per employee …