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“Once we enact a cap on greenhouse gas pollution, companies like mine will spring up all over Florida”

Publix, The St. Joe Co. and PetroAlgae of Melbourne are among the companies that could help Florida benefit from federal climate-change regulations, environmental groups said Wednesday. via Tallahassee.com

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“We're looking forward to having a continuous dialogue with the (state Office of Insurance Regulation) and other leaders about solutions to the property insurance market.”

Allstate Corp.'s insurance companies can resume selling new car insurance and other policies in Florida, the state's insurance regulator said Friday.

Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty lifted the suspension because he said Allstate has turned over documents that regulators demanded along with an affidavit that everything being sought was included.

The state had said since January that the company hadn't sufficiently complied with subpoenas seeking information about how Allstate sets homeowners insurance rates. McCarty moved then to suspend the company, but it appealed. Read more

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Florida residents could soon be faced with increased surcharges on their home, auto and other insurance policies because the state's catastrophe fund needs more money to pay claims from past hurricanes. via CBS 4

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State officials are asking the Florida Public Service Commission to fine Verizon Florida $6.5 million for repeated violations of service rules last year. via HeraldTribune.com

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“We've had this in this country for decades and there is no constitutional impediment to that”

Posted: Friday, May 16, 2008 ; Updated: 2:42 AM on Friday, May 16, 2008 The potential repeal of a century-old Florida law barring state funding for religiously affiliated organizations is to be put before the ... via St. Augustine Record

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“The response from homeowners has been overwhelming, and I thank the Legislature for creating this program and allowing us to enable more than 35,000 Floridians to make their homes more storm-resistant.”

Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announces that the My Safe Florida Home program is projecting it will exceed the Florida Legislature's goal of approving 35,000 homeowners for grants by the end of May. via Holmes County Times Advertiser

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Drop that frog leg. It might be bad for your health. State wildlife and health officials warned South Floridians on Wednesday against eating too many frog legs if they come from frogs caught in the ... via MiamiHerald.com

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Florida tourism increased by 3.4 percent during the first three months of 2008 compared to the same time last year. via WINK-TV Fort Myers

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“There's been no more damage to homes or property.”

A man accused of lobbing a Molotov cocktail into woods that are among the thousands of acres that have burned along Florida's Atlantic coast conceded Thursday that he may have accidentally sparked a fire. via Athens Banner-Herald

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“The Taxation and Budget Reform Commission exceeded its authority in putting on a couple ballot initiatives that don't relate to budgeting or taxes”

Florida's statewide teachers union will sue to keep off the ballot two proposals designed to expand vouchers that let students attend private schools at public expense, the group's spokesman said Wednesday. via WJXT

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