Category: Florida News

Governor Scott approves new congressional map

Aug 15, 2014

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 …

A dozen years later, a cause to celebrate

Aug 15, 2014

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 …

Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Declared Unconstitutional

Aug 14, 2014

  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, …

Florida coalition renewing push for pension changes

Aug 13, 2014

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 …