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Florida lawmakers put brakes on ‘No Fault’ auto insurance In a bill that now goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis, the requirement for carrying so-called PIP coverage would end and motorists would need to have bodily-injury coverage.   By Jim Turner Updated Apr. 30 TALLAHASSEE — Florida motorists are one step closer to no longer having “no fault” auto insurance, after lawmakers Friday approved ditching the decades-old system and its requirement of carrying personal-injury protection coverage. The House and Senate signed off on a heavily negotiated bill (SB 54) in the closing...

Updated Apr. 30 TALLAHASSEE — Eight months ago, state lawmakers were fretting about the state’s budget. With millions of Floridians out of work, sales tax revenues dried up and state agencies were facing deep cuts. But in a dramatic turnaround, sales tax revenues rebounded and Congress sent Florida billions in stimulus dollars, allowing lawmakers to go on a spending spree this year. State lawmakers on Friday signed off on a record $101.5 billion on the state budget that has left both Republicans and Democrats happy — mostly. Flush with $10.2 billion American Rescue Plan funding...

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 roof-damage claims and lawsuits. But the plan was not as far-reaching as a Senate proposal that wou...

Attempt to bar school from banning vaccinated teachers fails If it becomes law, businesses, schools and government entities across Florida will be barred from asking anyone to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.     Jacqueline Lindley, 10, center, and sisters Savannah Lindley, 6, left, and Caroline Lindley, 8, right, ride their bikes home from school on the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. A Miami state senator on Thursday tried to emulate the “vaccine passport” initiative but in reverse, sponsoring a proposal to prevent schools and businesses from re...

Legislators power through measure to overturn Key West vote As a result of the November vote, the city will ban cruise ships with more than 1,300 passengers from docking at the city port as soon as cruise ship travel resumes and the federal no-sail order is lifted.     The Carnival Pride cruise ship arrives at Port Miami, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Miami. Lawmakers revived a bill aimed at limiting cruise traffic into the port of Key West. Local business groups, fishermen and activists who organized the effort said their goal was not to end cruise ship traffic but to restrict the larges...