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U.S. Volcker Rule Faces Harsh Critics as Date Nears

Feb 14, 2012

The following article was published in Bloomberg on February 14, 2012: U.S. Volcker Rule Faces Harsh Critics By Cheyenne Hopkins, Silla Brush and Phil Mattingly The world’s largest banks demanded a wish list of changes to a proposed U.S. ban …

Wall Street Journal: Storm Clouds Gather Over Florida Insurers

Feb 13, 2012

The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on February 6, 2012: Storm Clouds Gather Over Florida  Insurers By Leslie Scism State-run entities that expanded over the past decade to provide affordable homeowners insurance in hurricane-threatened Florida are …

House panel passes sweetened food stamp bill

Feb 13, 2012

The following article was published in The Florida Current on February 13, 2012: House panel sweetened food stamp bill By Gray Rohrer A controversial provision prohibiting food stamps recipients from using government cash assistance from purchasing sugary, unhealthy foods was …

Municipal pension measure gets tangled up in committee

Feb 13, 2012

The following article was published in the Florida Current on February 13, 2012:  Municipal pension measure gets tangled up in committee By Travis Pillow The plot thickened on Monday for a measure affecting local pensions after a Senate panel killed …