Florida House Speaker calls for hearings amid property insurance profits report

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez called for hearings to investigate a report made public by the Tampa Bay Times last month that suggests property insurance companies misled the legislature that they were financially struggling. The claims of financial struggle came two years ago when the insurance industry was lobbying for legislation that made it harder…

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Gov. DeSantis on property taxes, insurance

He touched on an array of previous legislative victories, careful to note the GOP-led Legislature’s role. Floridians will eventually see lower property taxes, business tax cuts, budget cuts and new restrictions on petitions for constitutional amendments – if lawmakers follow Gov. Ron DeSantis’ agenda for the legislative session. DeSantis laid out his proposals in a…

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