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Citizens adds employees as number of policies drops
Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-run insurer of last resort, has trimmed more than 26 percent of its customers since late 2007.
But the number of employees has grown by 17 percent.
"There isn't a company in the state who could sustain...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Miami Beach, Melbourne, Consumers
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Who should pay for Florida's 'green' energy supplies?
Florida Power & Light Co. wants the right to charge its customers to build more solar power plants. Other companies just want the right to sell solar power.
Both are voices likely to be heard in the renewable-energy debate shaping up for this year's...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Elections, FPL Group, Plant Openings
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Power play for PSC appointees
South Florida Sun-SentinelGov. Charlie Crist this week will name two members to the state Public Service Commission, the board appointed to keep Florida's utilities affordable and dependable. It will be his last shot to appoint regulators who, as he puts it, represent the "best...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Political Fundraising, Alex Sink, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Stepping Out: Upcoming Events and Meetings in the Charlevoix area
Upcoming events: Charlevoix Circle of Arts — The following are upcoming events at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts, located at 109 Clinton St. in Charlevoix. For more information visit the organization’s website at http://www.charlevoixcircle....Tags: Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture, American Legion, John Hess, U.S. Air Force
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Follow the money: Pols try to undermine your vote
My question seemed simple enough: Whose money was it?
Sure, I knew the names of the politicians who opposed the fair-districting amendments, which we overwhelmingly approved at the polls earlier this month.
I knew that Dean Cannon and Mike Haridopolos...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Elections, Corrine Brown, Justice System
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Scott’s list of GOP backers: what a difference a month makes
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Rick Scott campaign has released a list of chairs and co-chairs that includes virtually every Republican member of Florida's congressional delegation and the Legislature. But there are a couple of notable exceptions: U.S. Rep. C.W. (Bill) Young of... -
Haridopolos taps Gardiner for majority leader
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos announced Tuesday that he was tapping Orlando Sen. Andy Gardiner as majority leader and Mike Bennett of Bradenton as president pro tempore. Bennett is a former rival for the presidency, and... -
Maxwell: Florida senators financing redistricting lawsuit
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelSentinel columnist Scott Maxwell wanted to do a little sleuthing into who was financing the lawsuit against the Amendment 6 congressional redistricting amendment filed by U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Corrine Brown. From Maxwell: Voters deserve... -
Bennett files immigration reform
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Kathleen Haughney, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The first crack at an Arizona-style immigration overhaul has been filed in the Florida Senate, with a proposal that would let law enforcement officers ask suspected illegal aliens to... -
Senate majority bashes Scott’s high-speed rail scuttling
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A majority of the Florida Senate sent a letter to U.S. Secretary Ray LaHood Thursday, blasting Gov. Rick Scott's decision to scuttle the state's $2.7 billion high speed rail plan and pleading for more time. “This project would... -
New bill would prohibit spending public money on stadiums without a public vote
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton filed a bill Thursday that would forbid the use of public money for professional sports teams without a public vote. If approved, it would block recent attempts to use... -
FMA, NRA make a deal on docs and guns
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTwo major Florida lobbying entities, the Florida Medical Association and the National Rifle Association, struck a deal Monday on a bill that originally tried to ban doctors from asking whether a patient owned a gun. After the measure was originally...
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Nov 17, 2010
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Sep 30, 2010
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Nov 30, 2010
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