George Sheldon can remain on the ballot as a Democratic candidate for attorney general, a Tallahassee judge ruled Friday.  Tampa Tribune’s James Rosica reports via the “Political Fix Florida” blog. To view the complete story, click here.

With gobs of campaign cash and two of the best-known names in Florida politics, Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist seem to have little to fear facing long-shot opponents in next week’s primaries, John Kennedy reports for the Palm …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency declared 2004 the “most destructive hurricane season in Florida history,” and also announced that it was the biggest disaster-relief effort in U.S. history at that point, surpassing even 9/11, writes Tony Holt for the Pensacola …

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  Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related regulatory events for the week of August 18-22, 2014.  All times are shown in Eastern Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.   FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS      …

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) has scheduled an August 20, 2014 Rule Development Workshop for discussion of proposed amendments to Rule 19-8.010, “Reimbursement Contract,” relating to the 2015-2016 FHCF Contract Year.   To view the Workshop notice, click here. …

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Citizens’ continued purchase of out-of-state reinsurance is the fiscally prudent thing for Florida, Consumer Action Network Director Bill Newtown writes in this Palm Beach Post editorial opinion.  To view the complete story, click here.

  When Citizens Property Insurance refused to pay the full appraised value of an electrical fire damage, a St. Pete homeowner filled a lawsuit seeking the full amount for repairs, WTSP-TV10 reports.  To view the complete story, click here.

Governor Scott approves new congressional map Florida Governor Rick Scott signed off on new maps that will alter several congressional districts in the state, but it doesn’t appear the changes will end the legal tussle over them, SaintPetersBlog.com’s Peter Schorsch …