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Dwindling Insurance Options For Florida Homeowners

Rich Jones, News Director

@ March 9, 2010 6:33 AM Permalink | Comments (2)

(AP) Several more small startup property insurers in Florida are headed for insolvency, leaving tens of thousands of homeowners looking for a new company as hurricane
season approaches June 1.

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UPDATE: Lawmakers Delay Unemployment Tax Hike

Jared Halpern, Reporter

@ March 2, 2010 5:07 AM Permalink | Comments (1)

State lawmakers move to delay an unemployment tax hike.

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Legislative Session Starts With Skepticism

Jared Halpern, Reporter

@ March 1, 2010 2:00 AM Permalink | Comments (2)

Governor Charlie Crist is skeptical lawmakers will need to make major cuts to the state's near $70 billion dollar budget to make ends meet. Senate and House leaders are skeptical the Governor's right.

And that's the mood as the Florida legislature prepares to gavel in the 2010 session in Tallahassee.

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LeMieux: A Few Things Missing from Health Care Summit

Tiffany Griffith

@ February 26, 2010 4:08 PM Permalink | Comments (0)

Florida's newest senator noticed a few things missing from the health care summit.

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Insurance Agencies Tuned in to Health Care Summit

Tiffany Griffith

@ February 26, 2010 5:00 AM Permalink | Comments (0)

The health care summit was must-see TV for insurance companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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Nelson: It Doesn't Have Everything, But It's Good

Rich Jones, News Director

@ December 21, 2009 12:18 PM Permalink | Comments (9)

Here is a statement release by Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) following this morning's vote on the health care bill:

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State Farm Staying

Jeff Hess

@ December 16, 2009 2:29 PM Permalink | Comments (0)

One of the state's largest insurance companies decides to stay in the state.

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What Palin's Jax Visit Means For Her Future

Jeff Hess

@ November 24, 2009 4:19 PM Permalink | Comments (4)

A large crowd of passionate followers gathered in Orange Park on Tuesday to meet Sarah Palin.
What does that crowd mean about her political chances in the future?

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Health Care Bill Splits Vote of Florida Senators

Tiffany Griffith

@ November 23, 2009 3:33 AM Permalink | Comments (17)

The nearly $900-billion dollar health care bill got the votes to reach the floor of the Senate floor, with the help of one Florida Senator, but not the other.

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