Category: Archive – News
Dec 22, 2009
The St. Petersburg Times published this article on December 21, 2009. By Kris Hundley, Times Staff Writer A Georgia software company has sued Citizens Property Insurance Corp. saying it broke the law when it awarded a $60 million contract in late …
Dec 21, 2009
The Miami Herald published this letter on December 18, 2009. BY U.S. SENATORS PATRICK LEAHY and SHELDON WHITEHOUSE leahy.senate.gov As the Senate considers historic reforms to healthcare and the health insurance industry, it should repeal the health and medical malpractice insurance industries’ …
Dec 21, 2009
The Miami Herald publised this article on December 19, 2009. The Associated Press A defeat to a bid to put slot machines at Miami International Airport. State regulators rejected the proposal Friday, citing a variety of concerns. The airport was …
Dec 21, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 21, 2009 Florida’s consumers scored a significant victory last week when State Farm dropped its threat to walk away from this market. The company decided instead to continue to write policies under …
Dec 18, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 18, 2009. FEMA is in the process of updating Broward County’s flood maps, which will likely be finished next year. The last maps, completed in 1997, show that the vast majority of …
Dec 18, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 18, 2009. BY SCOTT ANDRON sandron@MiamiHerald.com Florida’s unemployment rate continued to rise last month, up two-tenths of a point to 11.5 percent, the state labor department said Friday. It was the highest …
Dec 18, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on December 17, 2009 By DAVID ROYSE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 17, 2009……When lawmakers decided earlier this year that rates for coverage by Citizens Property Insurance needed to go up to make …
Dec 17, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 16, 2009. BY AMY SHERMAN asherman@MiamiHerald.com Hollywood city commissioners are expected Wednesday to vote to ask the Broward school district to set aside a large chunk of seats at a new school …
Dec 17, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 17, 2009. By YUDY PINEIRO ypineiro@MiamiHerald.com Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho recently informed Doral officials that he has found the millions necessary to move forward with a planned center to relieve the …
Dec 17, 2009
The Miami Herald published this story on December 17, 2009. By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Writer The city of New Orleans sold its first bonds in two years on Wednesday, a $40 million issue to Morgan Keegan & Co., with …