Above:  Tammy Teston was named as the new Florida Department of Financial Services Chief of Staff today.   Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced today, November 19, 2009, that Tammy Teston will replace Jim Cassady in January 2010 as Chief …

The Florida Senate has created a new Budget Office that will be responsible for providing independent analyses of state government agency operations, including overlapping agency jurisdictions and functions, the financial structure of agencies, sources and uses of revenues, expenditure patterns …

Eligible for up to $700 million in competitive federal grants for education, Florida anticipates asking the federal government for even more than that. Miami Herald–November 18, 2009 BY HANNAH SAMPSON A couple hundred million ain’t bad, but why not go …

Miami Herald Naked Politics Blog–November 18, 2009 In politics, payback can be a real …well, you know, female dog. Sen. Mike Bennett insists his just-filed bill isn’t payback, but it sure could affect the job security of Insurance Commissioner Kevin …

Miami Herald–November 18, 2009 BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — Customers of Florida Power & Light deserve a rate decrease, not an increase, because the company’s request for a $1.3 billion annual hike is “a conglomeration of …

The Florida Department of Revenue (“DOR”) has published a fact sheet on the State’s increasing level of unemployment and the consequent cost of unemployment benefits being paid to Floridians as a result.  Florida’s 2010 unemployment tax rate notices will be mailed …

In the coming months, representatives from the Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) will be holding a series of meetings with newspaper editorial boards across Florida.  The goal of these meetings is to start a dialogue about property insurance issues and …

The Florida Office of Economic & Demographic Research will hold its Fall 2009 Revenue Estimating Conference on Tobacco Tax and Surcharge on Thursday, November 19 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 117 of the Knott Building, Tallahassee.

Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw held a second roundtable discussion today, November 18, 2009, on potential improvements to Florida’s insurance claims settlement process.  During the initial meeting, contractors and insurance claims personnel discussed claims-related issues they have experienced firsthand …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Court upholds homeowner tax breaks An appeal court Tuesday rejected another challenge to state constitutional amendments that give property tax breaks to Florida’s primary homeowners, but not to …