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Blake DowlingFebruary 9, 2019

A battle is being waged right now. Robots and drones are at war with the status quo; what you think is the norm is not. Did you know there is a dialogue going on about the rights of robots? That’s a fact. I guess it was inevitable, but (to me) it just seems slightly ludicrous. […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 17, 2018

A Tallahassee judge now will consider whether life insurance companies are in the right over a 2016 law requiring them to track down beneficiaries. After hearing argument Wednesday, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis said he would rule on the companies’ motion for summary judgment “fairly soon.” Such motions allow parties to win a case without a trial. The […]

Jim RosicaJuly 17, 2017

A Tallahassee judge sided with life insurance companies Monday, restricting preliminary information-gathering by the state in defense of a new law requiring insurers to track down beneficiaries. The outside lawyer for the Department of Financial Services, which advocated for the measure, said he plans to appeal the decision that allows only limited discovery. “We believe, respectfully, […]

Jim RosicaJuly 17, 2017

Life insurers will be in court Monday in their lawsuit against the Department of Financial Services over a law requiring them to track down insurance beneficiaries. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is set to hear argument in the Leon County Courthouse about their request to cancel planned depositions of their employees, which they call “burdensome, harassing and irrelevant.” The […]

Staff ReportsOctober 6, 2016

A spot of good news for some Hurricane Matthew evacuees: A law passed last year allows them to carry concealed weapons or firearms without a permit to do so. The law allows concealed weapons “while in the act of complying” with a mandatory evacuation order issued during a state of emergency declared by the governor or […]

Guest AuthorApril 25, 2016

“Algebra I is the most critical course students take in high school, and the ultimate gateway to success in higher education.” Do you believe that statement? I don’t. That declaration was the lead sentence in a recent full-page advertisement by a company that sells DVDs and CDs aimed at lifting the intellects of Americans willing […]

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A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.

Blake Dowling: Droning on and on

Judge could give early win to companies over insurance law

CFO’s office largely loses fight to get info from insurance companies

CFO’s office back in court over insurance benefits case

Emergency gun-carry in effect during Hurricane Matthew

Bob Driver: ‘You Need Algebra!’ Says Who?