Category: Florida News

Sarasota Herald-Tribune–March 2, 2009 The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to limit the state’s authority to operate a Medicaid privatization experiment even as state officials have begun to take a stand against the …

Reuters–March 3, 2009 OXFORD, Mich.–(Business Wire)–Foamseal Hurricane Adhesive, a product of ITW Futura Coatings, has been approved by the State of Florida for use in a High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ). This approval is based upon wind load testing at …

Central Florida Political Pulse–March 3, 2009 posted by Aaron Deslatte By Josh Hafenbrack and Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Legislature kicked off its 60-day lawmaking session Tuesday under a cloud of economic worry, with less money, greater …

Miami Herald–March 3, 2009 The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Insurance taxes may pay for private school vouchers for low income children. A House committee on Tuesday approved a measure that would allow insurance companies to send money to groups …

Craig Fugate led Florida responses to 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons By Ken Kaye South Florida Sun-Sentinel–March 4, 2009 Normally, Craig Fugate isn’t shy about speaking his mind. He has been outspoken about urging Floridians to take responsibility for their …

Treasure Coast Palm–March 3, 2009 By Jim Turner FORT PIERCE – National City Insurance Group, with four locations from Port St. Lucie to Palm Bay, along with Florida Consolidated Agency in Palm Beach County, have been purchased by a former …

The Tampa Tribune–March 4, 2009 No one wants to see the return of the day when Florida businesses were bombarded by crippling workers’ compensation claims. But reforms adopted by the Legislature in 2003, as the state Supreme Court found, went …

Miami Herald–March 4, 2009 The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill that would allow local governments to reduce property insurance rates for sinkhole mitigation is moving in the Legislature. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved the proposal …

Naples Daily News–March 4, 2009 By RYAN MILLS NAPLES – Golden Gate Estates residents who thought the 800-acre inferno that destroyed three homes and threatened hundreds more last summer was bad, well, hold on to your britches. “We could have …

The House Economic Development Policy Committee met this morning, March 4, 2009, and, as part of its agenda, reviewed Proposed Committee Bill EDP-1 Relating to Economic Development.  EDP-1, which passed the Committee and will be assigned a bill number, includes …