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National Lighthouse Museum resumes in-person events, kicks off lineup with Staten Island scavenger hunt Updated Apr 30, 2021; Posted Apr 30, 2021 This St. George based museum is bringing back in-person events amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Scenes from the Lighthouse Point Festival at the National Lighthouse Museum in St. George on September 29, 2018. (Staten Island Advance/ Victoria Priola)Staten Island Advance/ Victoria Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The National Lighthou...

Florida Legislature passes property insurance revamp, sends to Gov. DeSantis Jim Saunders © Jirsak, Getty Images/iStockphoto Property (family house) insurance protection concept. TALLAHASSEE — Grappling with problems in the property-insurance market, Florida lawmakers Friday passed a plan that could lead to larger rate increases for customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and steps to curb roof-damage claims and lawsuits. Popular Searches But the pla...

/ Florida lawmakers passed a plan that could lead to larger rate increases for customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and steps to curb roof-damage claims and lawsuits. Grappling with problems in the property-insurance market, Florida lawmakers Friday passed a plan that could lead to larger rate increases for customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and steps to curb roof-damage claims and lawsuits. But the plan was not as far-reaching as a Senate proposal that wo...

Florida Lawmakers Pre-empt Localities on Clean Energy Regulation The Legislature has approved bills to regulate utilities and set clean energy guidelines at the state level. Local governments, along with environmental groups, are strongly opposed. April 30, 2021 •  (TNS) — Despite warnings from opponents that the state is asking for more than it can handle, Florida legislators sent bills to the governor this week that preempted local government regulati...

Florida’s property insurance revamped by lawmakers The bill could lead to larger rate increases for customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and steps to curb roof-damage claims and lawsuits.   By Jim Saunders Updated Apr. 30 TALLAHASSEE — Grappling with problems in the property-insurance market, Florida lawmakers Friday passed a plan that could lead to larger rate increases for customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and steps to curb...

“I do believe it will help the market kind of rebuild itself,” Boyd, the bill sponsor, said. The bill, however, drew criticism from some lawmakers who said it went too far — and others who said it didn’t go far enough. Sen. Annette Taddeo, D-Miami, complained about the prospect of increased rate hikes for Citizens customers. “There is no sugar-coating this,” Taddeo said. “It literally is going to raise the rates.” But Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, said the bill will not f...

Senate sponsor Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, said the bill closes a “loophole.” “This is about safety,” Gruters said. “We saw what happened in Texas when a church, unfortunately, was the target. Six seconds it took them to secure that location. This gives schools the needed safety they need. It gives churches the additional security that they need. This gives the property owners the ultimate responsibility to make the decision thats best for them.” Democrat countered the proposal won’t...

Senate Democratic leader ousted gavel generic (Source: WAVE 3 News) By News Service of Florida | April 28, 2021 at 10:14 PM EDT - Updated April 28 at 10:14 PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to oust Minority Leader Gary Farmer with just days left in the legislative session, deciding to replace him with Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation. Less than six months after Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point formally took the leadership post in November, Democratic senators ...

On weekends sugar-starved boaters on the water have found sweet satisfaction at the Ice Cream Float, a hot-pink, musical ice-cream boat that roams the canals and lakes of Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Deerfield Beach and Boca Raton.

Live updates: What to know from end of Florida’s legislative session Two days are left in the regularly scheduled 60-day legislative session. Here’s what’s happening today.     Florida representatives work through a legislative session, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee. [ WILFREDO LEE | AP ] Updated 1 minute ago TALLAHASSEE — The 60-day legislative session is nearly over. Lawmakers could agree Friday on the one thing that they are required to...