One Florida state senator is on a mission to replace the state’s no-fault auto insurance system. He says scrapping the no-fault system all together will lower drivers’ premiums and pay more in compensation when they have legitimate claims. As Jessica Palombo reports, the call for insurance reform comes just as a court has allowed the state insurance regulator to start enforcing some of the more controversial insurance changes that came about nearly two years ago.
Polls suggest the federal government shutdown was rough for Republicans nationally and Democrats are looking to capitalize on the GOP’s missteps. The 2014 election cycle is still a year away, but Lynn Hatter reports in North Florida, the campaign for the state’s Second Congressional District is already in high gear.
A week after two Florida convicts were recaptured after simply walking out of prison on the strength of forged documents, authorities still aren’t sure how it all happened. As Ryan Benk reports, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is scrambling to make sure more prisoners didn’t get bogus “get out of jail” cards.
As Congress starts to work out some disparities between two slightly different water bills, Florida Congressmen and environmental groups are lauding the passage of the about 8-billion dollar legislation as a victory. As Sascha Cordner reports, that’s because a portion of that money is slated for several Florida water projects, including Everglades restoration efforts.
Another of Florida’s larger-than-life political personalities has left the scene. Bill Young, the Republican Representative from the state’s thirteenth congressional district died one week ago at the age of eighty-two. Bobbie O’Brien from member station WUSF in Tampa has this remembrance.