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Staff ReportsMay 2, 2018

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has told the state’s insurer of last resort that those who lobby Citizens Property Insurance Corp. should be required to disclose their efforts. Patronis sent a letter to Citizens president and CEO Barry Gilway on Wednesday, with a copy to board chair Christopher Gardner. “Transparency should be a key component to […]

Staff ReportsMay 2, 2018

The brother of the suspected Florida high school gunman is in jail for violating the terms of his probation. Palm Beach County jail records show Zachary Cruz was arrested Tuesday on a warrant from neighboring Broward County. The warrant says Nikolas Cruz’s 18-year-old brother was stopped last week for driving without a license and was […]

Staff ReportsMay 2, 2018

FDLE corruption inspector Damien Kelly has been named director of the state’s new Office of Safe Schools, Education Commissioner Pam Stuart announced. The office was created in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school safety act passed by lawmakers at the tail end of the 2018 Legislative Session. “We are thrilled for Special Agent Kelly to join our team,” Stuart said in a statement. […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

President Donald Trump is meeting with former Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller this week to talk about the open position running the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The upcoming meeting was reported by the Washington Examiner’s Gabby Morrongiello, who said she received the tip from a senior official at the White House. Miller, now a […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

Florida employers will see another workers’ compensation insurance rate decrease on June 1. The Office of Insurance Regulation approved a 1.8 percent decrease Tuesday. The move had been sought by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, which proposes workers’ compensation rates in the state. NCCI lowered insurers’ profit and contingency factor — essentially, their cut […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

A new campaign ad offers some harsh words for Republican congressional hopeful “Javi“ Manjarres. In the ad, Manjarres is called a “bigot,” a “racist,” and an “attempted murderer.” It’s got all the makings of a smear-filled attack ad … only it was released by the Manjarres campaign itself. Huh? In the ad posted on YouTube, […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

Bipartisanship rankings useful for those in competitive races Florida is a swing state with a few possibly competitive districts this fall. In those districts and the state’s Senate seat being contested, bipartisanship is an often-used word. Last week, Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and The Lugar Center released the latest bipartisan rankings among […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

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Mary Ellen Klas, the capital bureau chief for The Miami Herald, was selected as a Nieman Fellow for 2018-19, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announced Tuesday. The Foundation, “home to internationally recognized journalism fellowships, programs and publications,” picked 27 fellows in all. “The group includes reporters, correspondents, editors, photographers, filmmakers, television news anchors, a radio producer […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

After two months of decline, consumer sentiment among Floridians increased six-tenths of a point in April to 98.1 from a revised figure of 97.5 in March. Among the five components that make up the index, three increased and two decreased. “Overall, Floridians are slightly more optimistic. The gain in April’s confidence came from the perceptions […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

State Rep. David Richardson has earned another endorsement in his bid for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Carlos Guillermo Smith, chair of the Florida State Legislature Progressive Caucus, has thrown his support behind Richardson, who’s running in a crowded field to earn the Democratic nomination in what is thought to be a wide-open race this November. […]

Staff Reports

Jimmy Patronis calls for more transparency in lobbying Citizens Insurance

Parkland shooting suspect’s brother arrested on probation violation

Personnel note: Damien Kelly named director of Office of Safe Schools

Donald Trump eyes Jeff Miller as next VA Secretary

Workers’ comp premiums going down again

Javi Manjarres rips ‘hateful slurs’ in CD 22 race with ad using … hate-filled slurs

Delegation for 5.1.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas named Nieman Fellow for 2018-19

Consumer sentiment in Florida increases for the first time since January

Carlos Guillermo Smith gives David Richardson the nod in CD 27