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Tampa Tribune: PIP reform: Attack fraud, not choice
PIP reform: Attack fraud, not choice By BILL NEWTON | Special to The Tampa Tribune Published: February 25, 2012 Updated: February 25, 2012 – 12:00 AM We all agree: Florida’s personal injury protection system is broken, and we must reform it. As executive director of the Florida Consumer Action Network and a board member of […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Early learning works
Our Opinion: Early learning works In all the debate over education, one fact stands undisputed: Children who go off to their first year of school unprepared are likely to struggle throughout their school careers and life, always lagging behind those who got a proper start. But how do we ensure that every child gets that […]
Tampa Tribune: Floridians deserve better access to critical vaccines
Floridians deserve better access to critical vaccines By ANA RIVAS LOGAN | Special to The Tampa Tribune Published: February 29, 2012 Access to health care has dominated the nation’s attention and divided the country, but Florida has an opportunity to pass a common-sense health care bill — the Vaccine Access Act (HB 509/SB 850). Florida is one of […]
Tallahassee Democrat: With insurance, our good luck will run out
Lynne McChristian: With insurance, our good luck will run out We are all citizens of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and its cousin, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. We created them, subsidize them and are on the hook to bail them out. Today, more people are waking up to the fact that both are significantly overexposed […]
EOG: Governor Rick Scott Appoints Dr. Edwin Moore to Board of Directors, Workforce Florida Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LANE WRIGHT FEBRUARY 21, 2012 (850) 717-9282 Governor Rick Scott Appoints Dr. Edwin Moore to Board of Directors, Workforce Florida Inc. Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Dr. Edwin H. Moore to the Board of Directors, Workforce Florida Inc. Moore, 60, of Tallahassee, has been the president […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Destination resort jobs would be real
Rick Derrer – My View As a general contractor, I have seen many sister companies involuntarily close their doors and cut employees over the last few years. This decline has left the industry with an unemployment rate of more than 20 percent. Sadly, the lack of work will continue because of the postponement of the […]
Tampa Bay Times: Senate plan best bet for fixing PIP
Florida’s automobile insurance market needs a big fix. Fraud and abuse under the state’s mandatory personal injury protection coverage — known as PIP — has led to skyrocketing rate increases. But a big fix should not create more problems than it solves. The Florida House plan for fixing the so-called PIP problem by forcing all […]
Sarasota Herald Tribune: Senate’s PIP bill better
Guest: Senate’s PIP bill better By Bill Newton Several bills designed to reform our state’s Personal Injury Protection system are working their way through the legislative process. While everyone agrees reforms are necessary to help safeguard against fraud, as with all issues, there are several points of view on PIP reform. As executive director of […]