Category: Florida News

  The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following news release on May 17, 2010:   Governor Crist Signs Important Unemployment Compensation Legislation  ~New Law Provides Additional Unemployment Benefits and Enhances Link Between Unemployment Compensation Beneficiaries and Job …

  The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following press release on May 20, 2010:   Governor Crist Celebrates Florida Seniors During Older Americans Month ~ Discusses seniors’ concerns and interests, highlights assistance for elder Floridians ~ MIAMI …

Above:  House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, left, passes a historic handmade gavel, embossed with both the House and Senate seals, to Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, in the Capitol rotunda during the closing hours of the Legislature Friday, …

The Miami Herald published the following on May 20, 2010:     A budgetary armageddon is in store for Broward County as property values — and the county government’s revenues — continue to plummet. Commissioners tried to assess the pain …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Governor Crist Extends Oil Spill State of Emergency Order to Six Additional Florida Counties Florida Governor Charlie Crist extended the May 3 State of Emergency Order today …

The New York Times published this the following on May 19, 2010: The number of states jointly suing to overturn the new health care reform law on constitutional grounds swelled to 20 last week. It is the latest example of …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published the following on May 19, 2010: The state’s case against former House Speaker Ray Sansom goes on without a trial date in the immediate future. Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis met Wednesday morning with …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published the following on May 19, 2010: The Secretary of State on Wednesday designated a legislatively-proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting as Amendment 7. The proposal asks voters to put certain requirements for redrawing districts in …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published the following on May 19, 2010:   By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 19, 2010…Rep. Tom Grady, thought a rising star in the GOP-controlled House, said Wednesday that …

  Above:   The world’s smallest insurance lobbyist, Thomas Fulton Webb, arrived in Tallahassee last night.   BREAKING NEWS:  World’s Smallest Insurance Lobbyist Arrives in Tallahassee Mother Blackberries News of 7 lb., 2 oz. Wonder Colodny Fass Partner and insurance lawyer/lobbyist Katie Scott Webb …