Category: Florida News

State lawmakers return to work with many obstacles ahead

Oct 16, 2011

The following article was posted to the Marconews.com website on October 16, 2011: State lawmakers resturn to work with many obstacles ahead By Michael Peltier Already complicated by election year politics, lawmakers return again this week in preparation for an …

Florida’s drug database goes live

Oct 16, 2011

The following article was published in The Fort Myers News-Press on October 16, 2011: State’s Drug Databaes Goes Live By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After years of debate about privacy issues and deadly drug use, Florida doctors and pharmacists …

Scrap dealers resist new rules to discourage thieves

Oct 16, 2011

The following article was published in the Miami Herald on October 16, 2011: Scrap dealers resist new rules to discourage thieves By Juna Ortega The guys who bought the “recycled” metal didn’t mind that it was stolen, and even made …

Connecticut Regulators to Revise Hurricane Deductible Rules

Oct 14, 2011

The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on October 14, 2011: Connecticut Regulators to Revise Hurricane Deductibable Rules Connecticut insurance regulators are working on revising hurricane deductible rules in the wake of tropical storm Irene. The insurance department …

Update — Florida Insurance Calendar: October 17 – 21

Oct 14, 2011

  PLEASE NOTE:  The October 18, 2011 meeting of the Florida Cabinet will be held at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.  The Florida Hurrricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council meeting, also scheduled for October 18, will take place in …

Florida asks for 7th extension of Medicaid reform waiver

Oct 14, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on October 13,2011: State asks for 7th extension of Medicaid Reform Waiver By Christine Jordan Sexton The Agency for Health Care Administration on Wednesday sent its seventh request to the federal …