Category: Archive – News

Lawmakers closed in on winning votes for a special session on high-speed and commuter rail funding. Tri-Rail could be among the beneficiaries. BY MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Miami Herald–November 24, 2009 A special lawmaking session on high-speed and commuter …

Miami Herald–November 23, 2009 By PATRICIA MAZZEI The Broward school district should not have made eight employees take on additional work outside their job descriptions without paying them for it, an arbitrator ruled last week. Now the district must pay …

Miami Herald–November 24, 2009 BY PATRICIA MAZZEI Broward School Board members agreed to take themselves off of a once-coveted insurance advisory committee on Tuesday, the result of criticism over climbing health insurance rates and ongoing scrutiny over how the district …

The Miami Herald published this article on November 21, 2009 Citizens’ windstorm rates are heading up for most people. BY JOHN FRANK Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau The average cost of Citizens Property Insurance coverage for windstorm damage will increase next year …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on November 23, 2009 One of the state’s largest business lobbies is taking issue with the decision by state regulators on how much to allow Citizens Property Insurance to increase its rates …

By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 20, 2009… The state’s open records laws can’t keep pace with technology, legal professionals and state technology chiefs told the Attorney General’s Sunshine Tech Team Friday. The Sunshine …

Property Casualty Insurers Association–November 20, 2009 We are pleased to announce that Micaela Isler has joined PCI as regional manager, state government relations, effective December 8, 2009. Micaela will report to Ann Weber, vice president, state government relations and will …

Eligible for up to $700 million in competitive federal grants for education, Florida anticipates asking the federal government for even more than that. Miami Herald–November 18, 2009 BY HANNAH SAMPSON A couple hundred million ain’t bad, but why not go …

Miami Herald Naked Politics Blog–November 18, 2009 In politics, payback can be a real …well, you know, female dog. Sen. Mike Bennett insists his just-filed bill isn’t payback, but it sure could affect the job security of Insurance Commissioner Kevin …

Miami Herald–November 18, 2009 BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — Customers of Florida Power & Light deserve a rate decrease, not an increase, because the company’s request for a $1.3 billion annual hike is “a conglomeration of …