by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | May 24, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers began moving forward Monday with a plan to try to bolster the state’s troubled property-insurance market, but homeowners shouldn’t expect immediate relief from soaring premiums. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the plan (SB...
by News Service of Florida | May 23, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — Heading into a special session this week to address the state’s troubled property-insurance market, legislative leaders said late Friday they will focus on issues such as roof-damage claims, litigation and reinsurance. The House and Senate released...
by Brian Burgess | May 22, 2022
A Friday ruling by Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal means that the maps backed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the GOP-controlled legislature are currently the maps everyone is working from. But anything could happen between now and…well,...
by Caden DeLisa | May 20, 2022
A Florida court of appeals on Friday reinstated a stay against a circuit judge’s presiding that blocked the congressional redistricting plan put forth by Gov. Ron DeSantis, allowing his map to be used in the upcoming November elections. The decision is...
by News Service of Florida | May 20, 2022
Florida was one of six states where population was undercounted during the 2020 census, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Florida had an estimated 3.48 percent undercount, the fourth-highest rate in the country behind Arkansas,...
by Caden DeLisa | May 19, 2022
The lawsuit was filed in Leon County by Air Quality Assessors, which operates as a contractor for the Restoration Association of Florida (RAF). The motion seeks to reverse a policy change and asserts that Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier allowed...
