TALLAHASSEE TRIP DURING SESSION YIELDS SOME LOBBYING TIPS FOR KEYS RESIDENTS
On April 4, I joined 30 Floridians from around the Sunshine State in Tallahassee for Florida Healthy Beaches Day. The majority of us were...
STATE REP. JIM MOONEY’S FIANCÉE RECOVERING FOLLOWING A SERIOUS CRASH
State Rep. Jim Mooney’s fiancée, Charity Rebl, is on a long path to recovery after she was involved in a serious crash in Islamorada...
PLATING THE FUTURE: FLORIDA BAY FOREVER TAGS SUPPORT THE EVERGLADES
Have you seen the Florida Bay Forever license plates?
Florida National Parks Association, a nonprofit established in 1951, worked to get the Florida Bay Forever...
TALKING DOLLARS: FLORIDA BUDGET PROPOSES MILLIONS IN FUNDING FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
Several critical Keys programs found their way into the Florida Senate and House budget proposals that were unveiled last week in Tallahassee.
While the amounts...
GOVERNOR SIGNS HOUSING BILL THAT SAFEGUARDS KEYS’ 1,300 HOUSING UNITS
An affordable housing bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 30 safeguarded the Keys 1,000-plus affordable housing units, which were given by the...
LARGE KEYS REQUESTS INCLUDED IN STATE BUDGET PROPOSALS
Several critical Keys programs found their way into the Florida Senate and House budget proposals that were unveiled last week in Tallahassee.
While the amounts...
AFFORDABLE HOUSING & SPECIALITY CONTRACTOR LICENSES HIGHLIGHT FIRST WEEK OF STATE SESSION
Time is of the essence for painters, pavers, landscapers and other specialty contractors in the Florida Keys and throughout the state affected by a...
STATE SESSION PREVIEW: KEYS SEEK CARVEOUT ON INSURANCE PREMIUM HIKES
Two special sessions of the Florida Legislature in 2022 confronted the state’s crumbling property insurance industry with reforms that targeted litigation and attorney fees,...
NEW YEAR ENACTS NEW LAWS IN FLORIDA
A new year brought new laws in Florida. Legislation approved by state officials in the House and Senate in 2022, and taking effect in...
FLORIDA’S PROPERTY INSURANCE REFORM ISN’T PERFECT
A special session in Tallahassee seeking property insurance reform culminated with the signing of a bill by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Dec. 16 in...
