Gov. Scott Wants To Kill ‘Pill Mill’ Database
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) – South Florida is known as the “pill mill” capital; yet Gov. Rick Scott wants to repeal the state’s yet-to-be-implemented prescription drug tracking law that’s designed to crack...
View ArticleBill Would Ban Sports Blackouts
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Poor attendance at local sporting events would not allow professional franchises to black out games if the team or the league receives any money from the state under a...
View ArticleUSF Polytechnic Taking Steps To Become Independent University
LAKELAND (CBS4/NSF) – A 12th state university in Florida may be on the horizon after the Board of Governors approved a set of benchmarks for the University of South Florida Polytechnic Wednesday night....
View ArticlePrison Privatization Measure Headed To Senate Floor
TALLAHASSSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — A legislative proposal to privatize about 30 prisons in most of the southern part of the state is headed for the Senate floor after a vote in the Budget Committee that...
View ArticleConsumers File Class Action Suit Against Citizens
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — A class action lawsuit has been filed against state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Florida homeowners involved in the suit claim the state-run insurer is...
View ArticleSenate Clears Bill To Fast-Track Mortgage Foreclosure Process
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) —Despite angry jeers from homeowners facing or in foreclosure, a Senate panel cleared a bill Monday that aims to speed up the state’s mortgage foreclosure process. The Senate...
View ArticleFla. Senate Passes Citizens Reform Measure
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Despite worries of a financial burden on Florida policyholders, the Florida Senate has passed a bill that would allow pricey and largely unregulated out-of-state companies...
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