Governor Rick Scott approved a new state budget that includes more than $52 million to pay homeowners in Broward and Palm Beach counties whose trees were removed.  The Associated Press reports. https://apnews.com/ebf99a846d564e269b26da43bb8b3e73/Judge-orders-state-to-pay-ASAP-in-citrus-canker-lawsuit 

A subsidiary of Uber Technologies is disputing a court ruling that it disclose certain information not considered to be a trade secret, such as numbers of pickups and money paid to Broward County as a usage fee.  THE NEWS SERVICE …

Both of Florida’s U.S. senators and 14 Congress members signed a letter asking the head of the Corps to “coordinate an expedited review of the proposal” so the project can be added to federal water projects being considered by Congress in fall.  …

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones exceeded his statutory authority by considering the investment income of separate State Farm affiliates when he ordered State Farm General Insurance Co. to roll back its homeowners insurance rates retroactively, Ray Lehmann reports via Insurance …

According to analysis published by the National League of Cities in 2017, “Preemption, or the use of state law to nullify a municipal ordinance or authority, has proliferate in recent years, particularly in economic development-related policy areas, including minimum wage, municipal …

The transaction will feature four ceding companies which are all subsidiaries of United Insurance Holdings, sources told Artemis. http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2018/03/26/100m-armor-re-ii-cat-bond-launched-for-united-insurance-holdings-subsidiaries/

Under state law, the use of a weapon bumped up the manslaughter charge from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony, carrying a longer prison sentence.  http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259721-supreme-court-to-decide-if-car-can-be-weapon

A homeowner details the 10-month saga she went through after finding a leak under her kitchen sink last year.  FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch notes the video. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259728-consumer-protection-coalition-releases-new-video-in-aob-fight

The two bills (HB 7099, SB 7028) replace a pair of emergency rules that the Scott administration issued in September, FloridaPolitics.com reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259773-rick-scott-signs-nursing-home-generator-requirements

Brad Piepenbrink most recently served as deputy chief of staff in the Governor’s Office where he oversaw the Governor’s policy development over the environment, health care, transportation, law enforcement and emergency management and was also the director of the Office …