A spirit of cooperation between the House and Senate worked to produce an overachieving Legislature in 2013, so why not stick with a winner in 2014, Florida Senate President Don Gaetz told the staff of Sunshine State News Tuesday. Read the entire story here.
Today, SB 542 sponsored by Senator Jeff Brandes passed the Senate Committee on Appropriations with strong, unanimous support. Read the entire story here.
In less than two years, Citizens Property Insurance has dropped its policy count by a half-million, pushing the state-run insurer of last resort below 1 million policies for the first time since 2006. Read the entire story here
Already moving in the Senate, legislation requiring homeowners covered by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to use contractors approved by the company to repair sinkhole damage got its first review in the House on Tuesday. Read the entire story here
Citizens Property Insurance has shrunk below 1 million policies for the first time since 2006, a milestone indicating that a major effort to push policies toward private insurers is working. Read the entire story here.