Florida insurance code fight risks higher premiums and more lawsuits
Our view argues lawmakers should not weaken the Florida Insurance Code via a sunset provision. The House bill would push easier court access on claims, raise premiums, and widen litigation with a committee heavy on lawyers. Supporters claim revisions are unnecessary and could harm Florida’s reputation.
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Tallahassee
Florida
House of Representatives
Senate Commerce Committee
House Insurance Committee
Senate
Wayne Levy
Florida Association of Insurance Agents
Ted Ewing
Ewing
Letters to the Editor Guidelines and Contact
The notice invites reader letters but sets a 200 word limit and prohibits poetry or copyrighted material. All letters must be signed and include a complete address and phone number. Address for submission is Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice FL 33595.
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P.O. Box
Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
Sun Coast Gondolier
P. O
Venice Residents Press for Equity in Trash Pickup and Youth Access
A reader letter blasts holiday trash pickup disparities between single family homes and mobile homes in Venice and urges the Venice Mobile Home Advisory Board to seek council action. The note also critiques wine and cheese during a Up Up with People show and proposes affordable student access. it mentions Denison Drive traffic safety concerns and a plan to close the north end with a cul de sac and signalize the SR-775 intersection to save lives.
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Venice City
Venice Mobile Home Advisory Board
Manasota Key
Englewood Beach
Denison Drive
Traffic Advisory Council
Manasota Beach Road
Up Up with People Group to Perform in Venice on March 3
A reader recalls a past Up Up with People concert and expresses joy at a Venice performance set for March 3. The writer hopes the show will inspire their children with the group’s positive example.
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Venice
Venice Foundation
Venice Hospital
Residents petition Denison Drive kept open amid TAC closure plan
In South Venice residents circulate petitions to keep Denison Drive open despite the Traffic Advisory Council recommending the north end be closed. A reader thanks a person who found and remailed a lost letter, praising the kindness of neighbors in Venice.
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Venice
Denison Drive
Traffic Advisory Council
Tax ideas from county official support sales tax rise
A memo quotes Property Appraiser John Mikos arguing for a 6 cent sales tax with allocations for schools property tax relief road funding and crime prevention. He also urges a single Jan 1 lien date and partial assessment to capture untaxed property.
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John Mikos
John
Steve Pajcic
University of Florida
House Advisory Committee On the Future
Pajch Apothecary
Florida
Mikos
Chain letter nostalgia from the Great Depression era
A Tampa TV report on a 1930s chain letter scheme recalls how a $1 senders circle could yield up to $8,000, with the writer sharing personal wins of $52 and $1,200. The phenomenon spread rapidly, transforming Battle Creek activity and even funding a wife’s hospital bill after the birth of a second son.
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Tampa
Venice
Battle Creek
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Dean Martin
John Davidson
Vwula
Paul Schmidt
Florida Press Service
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Derek Dunn
Rankin
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Don Moore
Rod Vetter
Sam Dillon
Robert A. Vedder
Lang Capasso
Edward Faile Jr
Dorothy Lippstreuer
Jim Beans
David Martin
Helen Hastings
Ramon Porter
Jim Gouvellis
Linda Roman
David Dunn-Rankin
Memos
Murph
Mike Murphy
Simply Sinclair
Louis Sinclair
Missouri
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