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Jim RosicaJanuary 7, 2016

The head of an anti-gambling expansion group says a new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll “paints an inaccurate picture of public opinion” regarding a new proposed blackjack agreement between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. On Thursday, the Chamber released poll results showing three-quarters of voters say blackjack “has been good for the state” and that […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 7, 2016

The Florida Chamber of Commerce came out in support of the new Seminole Compact on Thursday, releasing poll results showing three-quarters of voters say the blackjack deal “has been good for the state.” The deal, negotiated by Gov. Rick Scott, allows the Seminole Tribe of Florida to continue offering blackjack at its casinos in return for […]

Guest AuthorDecember 2, 2015

Florida has become the nation’s toughest state for renters, with California and New York trailing closely behind. According to the recently released “Make Room” report by Enterprise Community Partners, Florida has the largest share of renters – 31 percent – who spend more than half of their income on housing. In fact, according to the […]

Phil AmmannNovember 17, 2015

Florida’s Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to the upcoming Legislative Session with a new blueprint for the effort to advance jobs, economic growth and opportunity in the Sunshine State. Now entering its 100th year, the Chamber unveiled its 2016 Legislative Agenda during a Tuesday news conference at the Florida Capitol. The Florida Legislature is […]

Peter SchorschNovember 12, 2015

Tracy Duda Chapman, a senior vice president of Oviedo-based A. Duda & Sons agricultural and land development company, has been elected the 2015-2016 chairwoman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, the organization said Thursday. Her “longtime leadership in agriculture, the backbone of Florida’s economy, makes her a forward thinking leader who can keep Florida moving […]

Phil AmmannNovember 5, 2015

Florida’s Chamber of Commerce welcomes the “targeted tax reforms” called for Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott which include reducing business rent tax and sales tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment. Scott is recommending $1 billion in tax cuts through a series of reductions and a possible elimination of the state’s corporate income tax. The governor […]

Ryan RayOctober 28, 2015

The Florida Chamber‘s Annual Insurance Summit wrapped up Wednesday morning in Orlando with a group of Florida lawmakers peering into their crystal balls ahead of next year’s Legislative Session, set to start in January. The Chamber program listed participants as “members of the Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives,” but of the four panelists – […]

Ryan RayOctober 27, 2015

Amid a day of sometimes narrow, technical discussion among Florida insurers and industry advocates, The James Madison Institute’s Sal Nuzzo pulled few punches when it came to that familiar insurance enemy the trial lawyer, abetted by state government and the courts. Nuzzo cited annual reports by the Institute for Legal Reform that showed Florida slipping in its legal […]

Drew WilsonOctober 27, 2015

Whether insurance policy prices should be set through government regulation or left to market forces was the hot topic Tuesday for a panel of top insurance minds. “When you look at the program of protecting coastal properties, it’s been an absolute failure,” said Steven Pociask, who runs the American Consumer Institute for Citizen Research. “It […]

Ryan RayOctober 27, 2015

It’s no fun when the federal government gets involved in setting insurance rates, a panel of experts told the crowd at the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s annual Insurance Summit – and it’s even worse when international authorities get involved. John Fitts, Deputy General Counsel for Progressive‘s Legislative & Regulatory Affairs department, likened the possible entry […]

Tag: Florida Chamber of Commerce

No Casinos blasts Chamber poll on Seminole Compact

Chamber of Commerce poll shows support for Seminole blackjack deal

Jaimie Ross: Florida leads nation in bad and good news for affordable housing

Florida Chamber unveils ambitious plan for job growth, diversified economy in 2016

Tracy Duda Chapman to chair Florida Chamber

Florida Chamber welcomes Rick Scott’s $1 billion “targeted tax reforms”

House-Senate divide was on display at Florida Chamber session preview

JMI analyst at Florida Chamber confab: legal climate “horrific” for insurers

Florida Chamber Summit debates who should set insurance policy rates

HUD rulemaking, international capital dominate federal insurance panel at Florida Chamber summit