Category: Florida News

This article was published in the Miami Herald on September 3, 2009   State Rep. Ray Sansom, Jay Odom and Bob Richburg — the protagonists of a political scandal involving a $6 million taxpayer-funded building in Destin — no longer …

  The Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”) held its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting on September 1, 2009, during which the SBA Board of Trustees heard reports on state financial investments.  An update on Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) capacity …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Editorial:  Insurance chief’s numbers amount to fuzzy math Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and Gov. Charlie Crist insist the state’s homeowners insurance market is resurging.   Market upswing aids …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2, 2009 A race-baiting flier. Shadowy attack groups. Hidden campaign money. The tactics in a bare-knuckle special election to succeed Republican Sen. Jim King of Jacksonville have prompted legislators on …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2, 2009. A secretive group of powerful legislators, business groups and Texas oil companies has been laying the groundwork since December to win legislative approval to open Florida waters to …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2. The state’s top law enforcement agency is investigating the Public Service Commission on grounds that commissioners and staff members may have had improper relationships with the utilities they regulate. …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2, 2009 Stung by a $250 million Manhattan real estate investment that tanked, Gov. Charlie Crist and two other Cabinet-level elected officials want to see more of Florida’s retirement pension …

The following story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2, 2009 TV ads touted Cinergy Health’s low-cost medical insurance for as little as $5 a day — the cost of a pack of cigarettes or a hamburger. But …

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board of Governors (“Board”) met on August 28, 2009.  To view the complete meeting agenda, click here.   President’s Report Citizens’ President Scott Wallace reviewed key performance indicators for the second quarter of 2009 as …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below   Citizens downgrades coverage on mobile home policies, but not premiums When Joyce and Bill Lovejoy moved into their Barefoot Bay manufactured home in February 2004, they paid $500 …