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Last week and this week, many of the House and Senate members gave or will give good bye speeches signaling the end of their term limited eight years in office. Many are tearful and beautiful expressions of gratitude and some leave strong reflections of the lawmaker's time in elected office. Broward County Republican George Moraitis closed his remarks with the following excerpt...
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Bill Watch
Recap of Week Eight & Preview of Week Nine of Session
This is the final scheduled week of the 2018 Florida Legislative Session. While the only constitutional requirement facing lawmakers is to pass but a single bill (an appropriations bill funding the next fiscal year's state budget which begins July 1) there are oh so many other bills as well that both chambers would like to pass - but may simply run out of time to do so.
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Auto Insurance Rates Rising in Florida
Three cities among the most expensive premiums in the U.S.
As we noted in this edition's Bill Watch, efforts to repeal Florida's no-fault auto insurance law and its increasingly expensive Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance have failed this legislative session. But there are other market forces at work that are leading to steeper automobile rates this year, especially in South Florida. An increasing population and higher-density housing have put more vehicles on the road, leading to more crashes and fatalities. Insurance experts say distracted driving is part of the problem, too.
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Florida #1 in Growth of Cybercrime
Number, intensity, and severity of attacks increasing
Incidences of cybercrime are growing faster in Florida than anywhere else in the country, according to a review of FBI and Insurance Information Institute data by Website Builder Expert. Reported incidents are increasing by 1,421 cybercrimes per year, growing faster than other states. The review estimates that in 2018, Florida will have an estimated 37,225 ranking second behind California (55,774) and ahead of Texas, Michigan and New York.
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Riviera Beach Free Speech Case
Resident was arrested during his two-minute public comment
Following visits to the Florida Capitol by high school students who witnessed the Parkland school shooting, we shared in last week's newsletter some common concepts that should unite us in the face of such tragedy. These include political tolerance, free speech, and citizen engagement in government operations. All three concepts played out this past week in a different venue - in Washington D.C. - not before Congress but before the U.S. Supreme Court. It's the case of a Riviera Beach resident who was arrested at the podium, 30 seconds into his public comments during the local city commission meeting.
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Florida Ranks Fourth in Advanced Placement Results
College credit-level classes taken in Florida high schools paying off
The College Board released its 2017 AP Cohort Data Report in February, which details Advanced Placement course participation and completion by state. Florida's results are positive, with student participation and exam completion both on the rise. Also encouraging are the number of female, minority, and rural students taking an AP computer science course - nearly double.
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Saving Schools
This weekend was historical as a rare Saturday Senate floor session was held for 9 hours to debate the gun and school safety bill. Senator Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican, led the debate and opened with this: "We have not done enough to try to have mechanisms in place in a comprehensive manner to prevent this (Parkland shooting) incident from occurring in the future. Since then all of us (Senators) have interacted with advocates, law enforcement, community leaders, parents, and so many others who are encouraging us...
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