Jim Turner News Service Of Florida

April 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A disagreement about the pending exit of Florida's longtime insurance commissioner continued, as the state Cabinet prepares to again try to end an impasse about hiring a new commissioner.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

April 28, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater refused to go along with Gov. Rick Scott's nominee for state insurance commissioner, maintaining an impasse over a high-profile appointment that they must jointly support.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

April 25, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Rick Scott and the state Cabinet on Tuesday will interview four applicants hoping to be the state's next insurance commissioner.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

April 15, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A group seeking to put existing solar-energy regulations into the state Constitution expects to spend "millions" in the coming months to promote the utility-backed amendment.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

April 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

For the first time since shortly after the Civil War, it is no longer a crime for unmarried men and women to shack up in the Sunshine State.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

April 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

More money will be floated yearly to the state's 15 seaports under a wide-ranging transportation bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

April 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Floridians will get a chance this fall to put solar-energy regulations into the state Constitution.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

April 01, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, wants Senate leaders to establish a select committee to review the recent discovery of a radioactive isotope in Biscayne Bay linked to a nuclear power plant in southeast Miami-Dade County.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

March 03, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The House is sticking with a proposal to create a 10-year funding pool only for Everglades restoration, setting up potential negotiations with the Senate on how to spend voter-approved money for land and water conservation.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

2 minute read

February 27, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The House did not take a second shot at a proposal to change the burden of proof in "stand your ground" self-defense cases.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

3 minute read