January 14, 2013 - 6:00pm
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Block Florida PIP Reform
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 15, 2013 - 2:44pm
The R Street Institute, a free-market think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., has issued a press release praising therecent orderby Judge Richard Lazzara of the U.S.
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U.N. Consultant to Oversee Florida Poly's Accreditation
Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2013 - 1:54pm
Dr. Ghazi Darkazalli, a United Nations consultant and the former president and CEO of Marian Court College in Swampscott, Mass., has been charged with landing accreditation for the states newest university.
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Florida Orders Three Companies to Stop Selling Insurance
Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2013 - 10:55am
Two Florida companies and one based out of California have been order to stop selling insurance in Florida, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced Tuesday.
In all three cases, the office conducted investigations and determined the companies were unlawfully offering insurance products and services without being licensed in Florida, the state office announced in a release.
The companies as described by the office:
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Florida's Catholic Bishops on Roe v. Wade Anniversary: Abortion 'Modern Day Slaughter of Innocents'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 15, 2013 - 10:45am
The bishops of Florida's seven Catholic dioceses have issued a statementdecrying the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that imposed legal abortion on state governments. The anniversary falls on Jan. 22.
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Senate Commerce Backs Anti-Outsourcing Bill
January 14, 2013 - 6:00pm
A bill to require call center companies contracted with the state to employ U.S. workers is once again on the move in the Senate.
No companion effort has been filed in the House, which last year failed to take up the issue that approved unanimously by the entire Senate.
On Tuesday, without debate, the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee unanimously supported Senate Bill 90, titled American Jobs, which would require call centers with contracts of at least $35,000 -- as well as subcontractors -- to use American workers.
BREAKING: Florida Senate Committee Approves Adoption of Joe Negron's Anti-Drone Bill
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 15, 2013 - 9:55am
On Tuesday morning, the Florida Senate's Committee on Criminal Justice voted unanimously to move forward SB 92, a bill filed by Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, which would limit the use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicle) by law enforcement officials.
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Rick Scott: Job Creation So Far My Greatest Success and Failure
Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2013 - 7:33am
Gov. Rick Scott summed up his efforts to create jobs during his first two years in office as both his greatest failure and success early Tuesday.
Appearing on WCTV TV in Tallahassee, Scott was asked for his assessment on the first half of his term, along with topics including state work pay and gun control.
When it came to his top success and failure, he lumped them into his overriding theme since he hit the campaign trail: unemployment.
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Garrett Richter: Gaming Committee Looking for Study Soon
January 13, 2013 - 6:00pm
Jack Latvala: ‘We Want to Make Early Voting as Easy as Possible’
Submitted by Anonymous on January 14, 2013 - 10:08pm
Senate Ethics and Elections Committee Chairman Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, conducted a video review of Mondays five-and-a-half-hour session discussing the 2012 election and recommendations to improve the voting process with a group of county election supervisors.
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