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AIG Reaches $146.5 Million Settlement with Florida, Others

Submitted by Anonymous on June 4, 2012 - 4:30pm

American International Group (AIG) will pay $14.3 million to a number of Florida agencies as part of a $146.5 million multistate settlement over a dispute involving workers compensation insurance.

AIG systematically underreported workers compensation insurance premium by putting this premium into the general liability or commercial automobile liability categories, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty stated in a release.

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Probing Voter Fraud, Tea Party Tells Eric Holder to Stand Aside

Kenric Ward

June 3, 2012 - 6:00pm

A coalition of tea party groups is leading an investigation into possible voter fraud in Florida -- and telling the federal government to back off.

"From what we can see, the feds have stonewalled the state by not sharing information about noncitizens in our state," said Billie Tucker, head of the First Coast Tea Party in Jacksonville.

Tea partiers say they will actively resist U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's recent demand that Florida stop purging noncitizens from the voter lists.

Rick Scott: State Will Work with Counties to Ease Impact of Overdue Medicaid Bills

Jim Turner

June 3, 2012 - 6:00pm

Gov. Rick Scott said Monday that the state will work with counties to lessen anticipated fiscal hits as they pay back years of unpaid Medicaid bills.

But for some counties, that may not be enough, resulting in a reduction of county services or an imposition of layoffs.

Scott held a series of business round tables in five rural Panhandle counties Monday, and among the first things he was told was of the pending economic crisis coming from the controversial Medicaid bill, HB 5301, he signed into law.

Florida Looms as the Largest Tossup State for Obama and Mitt Romney

Kevin Derby

June 3, 2012 - 6:00pm

With all signs indicating that the presidential election will be close in November, the teams behind Barack Obama and Mitt Romney gave notice on Monday that they will both be focusing on the largest battleground state in the nation -- Florida.

... And Here Comes Nancy Pelosi Predicting Hillary Clinton in 2016

Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 4, 2012 - 2:17pm

It isn't just Ed Rendell betting on Hillary Clinton in four years, it's House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, too.

Pelosi said Hillary is the Dems' shot in 2016. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Pelosi said Clinton should run again in 2016.

Why wouldn't she run? the former House speaker told the newspaper. She's a magnificent secretary of state.

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Mike Lee Backs Connie Mack to Challenge Bill Nelson

Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 4, 2012 - 2:15pm

On Monday, Utah Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a darling of the tea party movement for defeating longtime incumbent Bob Bennett back in 2010, announced that he was backing U.S. Rep. Connie Mack for the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.

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Former DNC Chair: Hillary Clinton Will Run in 2016

Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 4, 2012 - 2:06pm

NewsMax.com's BuzzFeed is reporting a prediction from a fairly credible source that Hillary Clinton will run for president again in 2016.

Former DNC Chair Ed Rendell acknowledges in his new book, "A Nation of Wusses," that Clinton claims she's "bone-tired" and insists she has no interest in running. But, says Rendell, "the job of secretary of state is far more grueling than that of the president, with the nonstop traveling, the constant jet lag, and the odd-hours phone calls to accommodate foreign officials' schedules.

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Neal Boortz Signing Off; Herman Cain Takes Over Radio Show

Submitted by Anonymous on June 4, 2012 - 1:11pm

Neal Boortz, the once self-anointed "Mouth of the South," is pulling the plug on his daily radio talk show and turning over his microphone to Herman Cain next year.

RadioInsight.com reported late Sunday night that Boortz, who has a residence in Naples, will wrap up his show Jan. 18.

Boortz's current show, which began on Atlanta's WSB in 1993, airs on more than 200 stations and claims 6 million weekly listeners. Overall, he had been in the talk radio business for 42 years.

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AAA: Negative Global Economy Brings Lower Gas Prices

Submitted by Anonymous on June 4, 2012 - 12:21pm

Negative global economic news, including tumbling crude prices on the market, has resulted in one benefit for Floridians: gas prices.

And the decline at the pump is expected to continue a downward trend through June, AAA is reporting.

Across the globe, pessimistic job reports and demand numbers have added nothing but bearish pressure to the market during the past several weeks, AAA spokeswoman Jessica Brady stated in a release.

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Jeff Atwater: Protect Your Home Base from Hurricanes

Submitted by Anonymous on June 4, 2012 - 11:53am

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater released the following statement for the2012 Atlantic hurricane season:

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