Category: Florida News

Governor Scott approves new congressional map Florida Governor Rick Scott signed off on new maps that will alter several congressional districts in the state, but it doesn’t appear the changes will end the legal tussle over them, SaintPetersBlog.com’s Peter Schorsch …

Florida’s top elections official said he is prepared to meet a noon deadline on August 15, 2014 to present a proposed special election schedule for the new congressional districts passed by the Florida Legislature this week, the Miami Herald’s Mary …

State Representative Steve Crisafulli (R-Merritt Island) is teaming up with Citizens Property Insurance to provide face-to face assistance for concerned policyholders at his local district office. Citizens’ staff will be available to meet with policyholders residing in District 51 that …

The hard-fought battle and long wait to give children lawyers in dependency court was cause for celebration at the Legal Needs of Children Committee meeting. The Legislature passed and Gov. Scott signed into law a $4.5 million appropriation and statutory …

  In an order issued yesterday, August 13, 2014, Miami Circuit Court Jorge E. Cueto concluded that Florida’s workers’ compensation law is facially unconstitutional, as long as it contains section 440.11, F.S. as an exclusive replacement remedy. In his ruling, …

Democratic candidates George Sheldon and Perry Thurston contend Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi is vulnerable in the November election because she has been a national lightning rod, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports.  To view the complete story, …

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  The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) advised today, August 13, 2014, that the State of Delaware has enacted legislation impacting certain Florida surplus lines policies. Detailed in Bulletin No. 14 issued this week by the Delaware Department of …

  The Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America advised today, August 13, 2014, that the 11th Circuit Court of Florida (Miami-Dade County) has declared Chapter 440, Florida Statutes to be unconstitutional, as long as the Chapter maintains section 440.11, …

A coalition of Florida cities and business groups announced on August 12, 2014 that they will be pushing for reforms to prevent Florida from facing a Detroit-like municipal pension crisis, Lloyd Dunkelberger reports for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. To read the …