Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

About 285,000 motorists with a suspended license in fiscal 2017 did not have a driving offense, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The bulk of them were suspended for failing to pay child support and …

Politifact:   “Mostly True” One-Third Of Floridians Own Guns Experts agreed there hasn’t been any good research on State Ownership Levels since the early 2000s, when it was around 25 percent, but the number seems to be in the ballpark.  Politifact …

How about legislation requiring the buyers of semiautomatic rifles to obtain liability insurance?  A reader writes a Letter to the New York Times editor. Read more here.

On Tuesday, some of the 34,000 Republican voters in the district, which includes Flagami, Coral Gables, West Miami and parts of Pinecrest and Cutler Bay, will head to the polls to begin the process of voting for the first time …

During a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on positive train control, Mast addressed deaths at at-grade rail crossings in Broward and Palm Beach counties.  Ali Schmitz reports for TCPalm.com. Read more here.

A bill aimed at helping stem the opioid epidemic was approved Thursday by a final Senate committee, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. Read more here.

Sparked by shortages in special-needs shelters during Hurricane Irma, a House panel on Thursday approved a bill that would expand the list of people who could help out in the facilities during emergencies.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. Read …

Although Republican lawmakers hesitated to discuss restricting certain weapons or high-capacity magazines, many were more eager to advocate for beefing up mental health services.  The Miami Herald’s Emily L. Mahoney reports for the “Naked Politics” blog. Read more here. Florida …

Experts agreed there hasn’t been any good research on state ownership levels since the early 2000s, when it was around 25 percent, but the number seems to be in the ballpark, Politifact researchers report. Read more here.

What Are The House’s Priorities, Post-Parkland? Florida Democrat Carlos Smith has unsuccessfully pushed a measure (HB 219) that would prohibit the sale, transfer or possession of assault weapons or large-capacity ammunition magazines.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Dara Kam writes …