Category: Florida News

Florida’s 17th Congressional District covers parts of Sarasota, Lee and Polk counties as well as the whole of Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands and Okeechobee.  FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch analyzes. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/257365-dominoes-fall-rooney

The wording is so broad it could impact many more local ordinances, such as regulations on adult book stores and other adult entertainment, liquor sales, franchising agreements, retail zoning, and even limits on garage and sidewalk sales.   http://floridapolitics.com/archives/257401-tax-package-puppy-sales

Scientific reports on global warming, such as the National Climate Assessment, can tell you that heavy rainstorms are expected to increase in the Southeast, but they won’t tell you whether specific roads leading to a given warehouse might be unusable during …

Florida PIP Lawsuits Explode To Record A No-Fault Car Insurance System that was supposed to reduce Lawsuits in Florida has instead produced a record mountain of more than 60,000 in 2017, a New Report shows.   The Palm Beach Post’s Charles Elmore reports. …

Federated National Buys Monarch Delaware, Stake From TransRe Federated National Holding Company underwrites multi-Peril, personal automobile, commercial general liability, federal flood, and other lines of Insurance in Florida and other States.  The Intelligent Insurer reports. Governor Scott Announces Major Action …

Miami Roofing Company Owners Arrested Over $1 Million Workers’ Comp Scam Owners of a Miami roofing company have been accused of concealing nearly $1.2 million in payroll on their workers’ compensation policy renewal application in an alleged attempt to illegally …

Over the objections of some of the largest business associations in the state, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved a bill that would eliminate the state’s ability to collect $222.4 million in additional premiums for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe …

A World War II veteran who survived the lashing of Hurricane Irma as it tore through Florida last year was confronted with another struggle this month, facing eviction for not fixing the storm damage to his home — but the …

A Senate committee Tuesday narrowly approved a bill that would eliminate part of Florida law that allows employers to deny benefits to injured workers who use other people’s Social Security numbers or identification to obtain jobs.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF …

The lawsuit noted that the Pi Kappa Phi national organization, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., had policies against alcohol abuse and hazing but the activities at the fraternity and among its members “was very different from its carefully crafted” public image.  …