Posts in category Around South Florida

State TAKING ITS TOLL The Florida’s Turnpike intends to push new rules whereby vehicle owners will be blocked from renewing their tags until they pay …

ON THE WATCH The parent company of Albertsons, the nation’s fifth largest grocery store chain, has reached agreement to purchase Safeway, the second largest grocer …

MIAMI GARDENS —Gathering together to form voting blocs and learning more about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law were the main take-aways on a forum about …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott is being sued over his decision to leave the post of lieutenant governor vacant for nearly nine …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida lawyer whose firm was handling tens of thousands of foreclosure cases at the height of the financial crisis is …

INSURANCE SCHEME The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was established in 2002 after some private insurers refused to write windstorm and other homeowners policies in …

BRISTOL, Fla. (AP) – Nick Finch, an Army veteran and onetime cop, narrowly won his election as sheriff of tiny Liberty County some seven months …

HEATHCARE State Rep. Matt Hudson, R-Naples, chairs the Florida House’s Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee. Hudson is criticizing the Affordable Care Act for not being flexible …

REFERRAL  CRACKDOWN Davie residents Robert and Harley Lewin, owners of the “411 Pain” attorney referral service, have agreed to resolve concerns of the Florida Attorney …

EJones@SFLTimes.comPOLITICAL CLAWBACK The 2008 Republican presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain, and a number of local, state and other national politicians should be concerned about …