Jesse SchecknerJanuary 31, 2022
13min0
Florida law restricting how much a person or entity can sue the government has roots in British colonialism.
Tag: claims billsFlorida State University’s Information Technology Services, in partnership with the Florida Institute for Child Welfare, is introducing an AI-powered virtual training solution designed to enhance practical skills for higher-education students and pre-service child welfare investigators and case managers. (Image via FSU/FICW)
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 31, 2022
Renzo DowneyJanuary 20, 2022
6min0
The current threshold hasn't been adjusted since 2010.
Peter SchorschAugust 4, 2017
3min213
Two Florida Democrats filed claims bills for the 2018 Legislative session this week, one of which would pay a Franklin County company for trees destroyed in a prescribed burn and another that would compensate a Miami-Dade man for a shaky rape and robbery conviction. Tallahassee Sen. Bill Montford’s SB 34 seeks to compensate Shuler Limited […]
Michael MolineApril 18, 2017
5min697
The House voted unanimously Tuesday to apologize to survivors of four African-American men who were brutalized in 1949 following a false accusation of rape. The House also approved an apology to the survivors of abuse at the Dozier and Okeechobee schools for boys, and approved plans for memorials to children who died on the Dozier […]
Florence SnyderApril 4, 2017
3min360
It’s that time of year when claims bills are briefly — very briefly — in the news. Claims bills are the state’s reluctant, belated, grudging way of saying “we’re sorry” for the malfeasance and malpractice that ruined someone’s life. In a functioning system, simple mistakes and honest errors are caught quickly and generally capable of […]
Ryan RayFebruary 24, 2016
2min421
A Senate budget panel advanced a bill Wednesday for a grant to the family of a Florida State University football player who died on the practice field. The bill – SB 16 by Sen. Arthenia Joyner – appropriates $1.8 million to the family of Devaughn Darling, who died during preseason drills from complications of an undiagnosed health […]