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Daily Business Review

Exiting Atwater Takes Aim at 'Assignment of Benefits' Problems

Readying to leave the state Cabinet at the end of the month, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said lawmakers need to address an insurance practice that critics argue is driving up homeowners' rates.
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Daily Business Review

Cabinet Taps Florida Forever Fund for Conservation Deals

Gov. Rick Scott and the state Cabinet agreed to use $15 million from the Florida Forever program to buy 407 acres in Gilchrist County — preserving a cluster of natural springs — and to protect 6,071 acres of agricultural land in Polk and Hardee counties.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Court Weighs In-State Tuition Policy

At the Georgia Court of Appeals Thursday, state attorneys argued on behalf of the Board of Regents that a Fulton County judge got their ruling on a controversial policy wrong last year.
8 minute read

The Recorder

City of Big Bear Lake v. Cohen

C.A. 3rd; C076576 The Third Appellate District affirmed a judgment as modified. The court held that contracts entered into by a city itself were not…
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bill Would Require Medicaid Users to Contribute to HSAs

State Rep. Jason Ortitay, R-Allegheny, announced his plan to propose requiring Medicaid users in Pennsylvania to contribute to a health savings account.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rep: Give MDJs Power to Form Drug Courts

Pennsylvania Rep. John T. Galloway, D-Bucks, issued a memorandum announcing his intention to introduce legislation allowing magistrate judges to create drugs courts in Pennsylvania.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

City Bar Recognizes NYC Municipal Attorneys

The New York City Bar Association held the Municipal Affairs Awards on Tuesday recognizing outstanding achievement by assistant corporation counsel.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Comptroller's Grounds for Audit Need No Explaining

The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller has nearly unfettered authority to conduct random audits of any government agency, and does not have to explain its reasons why it decides to conduct an audit, a state appeals court said in a published decision.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Distinguished Leaders: Kevin Steele

Kevin Steele Montgomery County District Attorney Steele led the prosecution of former state Attorney General Kathleen Kane last year, resulting in her…
2 minute read

The Recorder

Contra Costa DA, Latest Prosecutor Facing Scrutiny, Quits After Perjury Plea

Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson resigned from office Wednesday, shortly before he pleaded no contest to a felony perjury charge. He was the first district attorney in decades to face removal from office in a proceeding initiated by a civil grand jury. In recent years, a number of elected prosecutors have found themselves under serious professional scrutiny.
8 minute read

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