Category: Archive – News

TIME: Haze Causes Florida Highway Crashes, 10 Dead

Jan 29, 2012

The following article was published in Time Magazine on January 29, 2012: Haze Causes Fla. Highway Crashes, 10 Dead By Mike Schneider A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway …

Florida House budget spreads cuts across agencies

Jan 27, 2012

The following article was published in The Florida Current on January 27, 2012: House Budget Spreads Cuts Across Agencies  By Travis Pillow The Florida House of Representatives on Friday released a $69.2 billion budget that frees up money for schools …

SunRail groundbreaking draws federal, state officials

Jan 27, 2012

The following article was published in The Florida Current on January 27, 2012: SunRail Groundbreaking Draws Federal, State Officials Federal, state and local government officials gathered in Orlando Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of SunRail, the $1.2 billion, 61-mile rail …

Texting while driving ban moves closer to Senate floor

Jan 26, 2012

The following article was published in The Florida Current on January 26, 2012: Texting while driving ban moves closer to the Senate floor By Gray Rohrer Sen. Nancy Detert’s legislation (SB 416) to ban texting on cell phones while driving …

House panel votes down bad-faith bill

Jan 26, 2012

The following article was published in The Florida Current on January 26, 2012: House panel votes down bad faith bill By Travis Pillow Plaintiffs’ lawyers eked out a narrow victory over insurance groups on Thursday, as a House committee narrowly …

Storms grow 3 months after hurricane season ends

Jan 26, 2012

The following article was posted to the News4Jax.com website on January 26, 2012: Storms grow 3 months after hurricane season ends Nearly three months after the 2011 hurricane season ended, storms are still growing stronger and one has even grown …

Citizens Property Insurance bill passes Subcommittee

Jan 26, 2012

The following article was published in The Polk County Democrat on January 26, 2012: Citizens bill passes Subcommittee A proposal to shift more of the financial burden of a catastrophic hurricane on the backs of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. customers …