House committee passes contentious claims bill overhaul
A Florida House committee took the first step toward revamping the state’s claims bills over the objections of cities, counties, public hospitals and other “sovereign” entities. But House Select...
View ArticleClaims bill reform off the table this year
Florida cities, counties, public hospitals and other “sovereign” entities have put the brakes on an overhaul of the state’s claims bill process that allows people who have been harmed or injured by...
View ArticleSon of man injured by Palm Beach County school bus calls on lawmakers to...
David Abbott is making a last-ditch effort to get lawmakers to save his father’s life. Abbott set up easels with photographs of his father, Carl Abbott, on the fourth floor of the Capitol rotunda...
View ArticleLocal claims bills among those signed into law this week
David Abbott at the Florida Capitol in 2013. (File) Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed three bills authorizing payments to Palm Beach County residents with claims against local governments. The three...
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