This article was published by the Miami Herald on March 2, 2010. Local school district leaders are hoping this year’s legislative session will spare them deep cuts and costly new programs. BY HANNAH SAMPSON AND KATHLEEN McGRORY School districts have …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   The results of the March 1, 2010 Revenue Estimating Conference have been posted.  Click here to access complete documentation, which includes the July 1, 2010 Certified School …

  After an initial exploratory formative meeting, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw convened the Insurance Consumer Advocate Workers’ Compensation Advisory Group (“Advisory Group”) on February 25, 2010 in Orlando.  The agenda focused on issues relating to workers’ compensation medical care …

House Bill 7033, which would reduce the taxable wage base in Florida for the next two years, is on the Florida House of Representatives agenda for consideration today, March 2, 2010.  The bill, which is retroactive to June 29, 2009, is …

The attached proposal outlining a political and legislative strategy to combat auto insurance fraud in the State of Florida has been submitted by a Florida Property and Casualty Association member. Please review and send any comments and suggestions to Katie …

The FPCA Homeowners Division is scheduling meetings with Legislators in Tallahassee on Thursday, March 11.  At this time, Members are tentatively scheduled to meet with Senator Richter, and possibly Representative Nelson.  More information will be forthcoming once the meetings are confirmed. Please …

  A fourth annual report to Florida legislative leadership that documents circumstances under which the refusal of life insurance or the refusal to continue existing life insurance based on past or future lawful travel constituted an unfair trade practice was …

Florida House of Representatives’ committees will not meet after March 26, according to an overview of the State’s nine-week 2010 Regular Legislative Session calendar released today in a memorandum by House Speaker Larry Cretul to legislators today, March 1, 2010.  …

  Colodny Fass has prepared its annual bill chart to assist in tracking pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2010 Florida Legislative Session, which runs from March 2 through April 30, 2010.  Updated as of February 25, 2010, the …

  The Florida Senate’s omnibus property insurance package was released today, March 1, 2010, and will be considered during the March 3 Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) as a strike-everything amendment to Senate Bill 2044 by Senator Garrett …