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Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Local environmental groups said last night that Disney’s Lighthouse Point development represents a “major decision” for Eleuthera and The Bahamas as a whole, noting that “the world is watching”. Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF) Executive Director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, during a public consultation via Zoom on the controversial project, noted: “We wrote to Disney and offered to cooperate with them ...

Senate committee to take up gaming legislation Image via Miami Herald. Three gaming bills will be on the Monday agenda for the Committee on Regulated Industries. An announcement from the Senate President about new gaming legislation could reignite the discussion about sports betting in Florida. Senate President Wilton Simpson announced Wednesday the Senate is taking up legislation to improve the regulatory framework of Florida’s existing gaming activity. Three gaming bills will be on the Mo...

Updated 1 hour ago TALLAHASSEE — In an attempt to “put consumers in the driver’s seat” of their data privacy, Florida legislators are giving bipartisan support to legislation that imposes new disclosure requirements on companies that collect information on their customers and sell it to data brokers. Modeled after a California law that last year became the strongest data privacy law in the country, SB 1734 creates the Florida Privacy Protection Act and requires businesses ...

California-style data privacy law gets bipartisan support in Florida Legislature Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald Apr. 7—TALLAHASSEE — In an attempt to "put consumers in the drivers seat" of their data privacy, Florida legislators are giving bipartisan support to legislation that imposes new disclosure requirements on companies that collect information on their customers and sell it to data brokers. Modeled after a California law that last year became the strongest data pri...

Florida Senate passes property insurance revamp Private insurers are grappling with large financial losses that have led to rate increases. Some Democrats argued that proposed changes would hurt consumers and don’t guarantee rates will decrease.   By Jim Saunders Updated Yesterday TALLAHASSEE — With lawmakers taking widely different stances on what would be best for consumers, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a major property-insurance bill that targets roof-damage claims and...

Florida’s New Data Privacy Law Nets Bipartisan Support Florida state legislators are giving bipartisan support to legislation that imposes new disclosure requirements on companies that collect information on their customers to sell to data brokers. by Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald / April 7, 2021 Shutterstock/ranjith ravindran (TNS) — In an attempt to "put consumers in the drivers seat" of their data privacy,  Florida legis...

Backers say the bill is needed because of financial problems in the insurance industry that have led to homeowners facing large rate increases or turning to the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for coverage. Part of the bill would allow insurers to limit amounts paid for roof damage and would place new restrictions on attorney fees in insurance disputes. After rejecting a series of amendments proposed by Democrats, the Senate could vote as soon as Wednesday on potentially far-reac...

After sugar’s $11 million investment, a bipartisan push to protect industry By Mary Ellen Klas, Miami Herald Published: April 4, 2021, 6:02am Share: 2 Photos A Rosenwald Elementary School teacher took this undated photo of a sugar cane field burn on a school day just outside the fence surrounding the school grounds in South Bay. (Courtesy to the Miami Herald/TNS) Photo Gallery TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – If the aroma of organic fertilizer repeatedly wafts into your yard fro...

Restrictions on trans athletes continue to advance in Florida Senate Theyre not playing dress-up, Sen. Gary Farmer says Florida is taking another step towards restricting trans athletes. and last updated 2021-03-31 17:41:23-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida took another step toward restricting trans athletes Wednesday morning. A Senate panel advanced a bill that could ban transgender girls from playing in high school or college womens sports. A similar measure in the House has also made simil...

State Rep. Chip LaMarca is the sponsor of a bill that proposal (HB 1463) that would overhaul the less-than-decade-old CONNECT unemployment system and move to a cloud-based system. TALLAHASSEE --- A plan to revamp Florida’s much-criticized online unemployment system is now moving on both sides of the Capitol, while advocates for workers continue to push lawmakers to consider increasing jobless benefits. With few questions and little comment, the House Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommi...