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House Subcommittee Takes Long Look At Gambling

House Subcommittee Takes Long Look At Gambling

This morning the House Subcommittee on Business and Consumer Affairs met in the House Office Building lower level to discuss gaming in Florida.  The House Building was simply packed with a number of stakeholders in the mix:  gaming representatives, opposition, lobbyists and bystanders.  The meeting started with a general update on current gaming activities in Florida.  […]

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New Financial Services Commission Takes the Reins

New Financial Services Commission Takes the Reins

The new year marks a new beginning for Florida’s Financial Services Commission.  Under Florida’s regulatory structure, the Governor and Cabinet make up the four-member Financial Services Commission.  This collegial body has rulemaking authority for the Office of Insurance Regulation and Office of Financial Regulation.  In addition, the Financial Services Commission is responsible for employing the […]

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Terry Butler Named Interim Consumer Advocate

Terry Butler Named Interim Consumer Advocate

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has announced that Terry Butler will serve as the interim Interim Insurance Consumer Advocate.   Terry has worked as an attorney in various insurance regulatory capacities throughout his career, including as the Senior Attorney in the Office of the Insurance Consumer Advocate since August 2007.  “Terry’s legal experience and expertise in standing up for Florida’s […]

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Future Financial Services Commission Picture Taking Shape

Future Financial Services Commission Picture Taking Shape

With the primary races now behind us, the potential makeup of the Financial Services Commission for next year has become a little clearer.  However, early guesses suggest that some of the general elections will be close and polls have had a tendency to shift this fall, so Floridians will continue to watch these races closely […]

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Atwater, Ausley to Face Off for CFO Position

Atwater, Ausley to Face Off for CFO Position

Republican Senator Jeff Atwater and Democrat Loranne Ausley did not have to await Tuesday’s primaries to know they would be facing off in the race to follow Alex Sink as Florida’s Chief Financial Officer.  Although it initially appeared Atwater would have a primary opponent, Atwater’s formidable fundraising and campaigning long ago sealed his place as the […]

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Tallahasseean Loranne Ausley Announces CFO Bid

Tallahasseean Loranne Ausley Announces CFO Bid

Loranne Ausley, a former state representative from Tallahassee, has announced that she intends to run for the Chief Financial Officer position being vacated by Alex Sink.  Ausley, a Democrat, had been running for the state Senate and raised about $274,000 for that campaign.  However, she now moves to a race in which the Democratic party […]

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