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A proposal to improve affordable housing in Florida and allow workers to live closer to their big-city jobs is now headed to the full Florida Senate for consideration. It’s part of priority legislation this …
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A proposal to improve affordable housing in Florida and allow workers to live closer to their big-city jobs is now headed to the full Florida Senate for consideration. It’s part of priority legislation this …
The first of a series of proposals has been released by the Florida Legislature to help the state recover from the 2022 hurricanes and better prepare for and recover from future storms. It includes measures …

Florida’s 40 state Senators and 119 state Representatives (the 120th seat is open pending a special election) return to Tallahassee today to begin the regular 60-day legislative session. The Senate and House chambers …
Florida’s latest property insurance company insolvency may likely trigger the first emergency assessment on the industry since Hurricane Andrew, new questions being raised in courtrooms on how to apply the recent one-way …
We love our doctors who have bedside manners! In fact we sometimes comment about physicians based on how we connect with them and if we believe they have our best interest as their priority.
It was this preference that I …
As we head into this week, many in Plant City, Florida, my hometown in eastern Hillsborough County and the winter strawberry capital of the world, are readying for the Florida Strawberry Festival March 2-12, 2023. The Strawberry Festival home page …
Much of the immediate need in disaster recovery is in providing human services, especially housing. That was a focus this past week in a legislative committee examining hurricane response and resilience, following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. Plus, …
The Florida Legislature meeting in special session the week before last agreed to pump hundreds of millions of dollars of extra funding into helping residents and local governments recover from the devastating effects …
Governor DeSantis has announced his choice for Florida’s next Insurance Commissioner, nominating Michael Yaworsky to replace David Altmaier, who resigned in late December. Yaworsky is a familiar face, having served as Altmaier’s Chief of Staff …
The December 2022 property insurance market reforms passed by the Florida Legislature are making a big difference already, with fewer and less severe non-hurricane claims and fewer daily lawsuits, according to Stacey Giulianti of Florida Peninsula Insurance Company. …