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The source for this article is:  News Service of Florida, Michael Peltier.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Dec. 2, 2011 – Prompted by proposed state regulations it says are inadequate, a coalition of environmental groups on Thursday filed an administrative challenge to the new rules set up to determine acceptable pollution levels in Florida waters.

Earthjustice attorney David Guest said the group filed the challenge at the Division of Administrative Hearings in response to recently proposed state clean water standards that, the lawsuit contends, fall far short of Federal Clean Water Act requirements imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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From the St. Petersburg times:

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Monday – Sunday.

Source: News Service of Florida, Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Nov. 16, 2011 – The Florida Catastrophe (CAT) Fund would shrink by about $5 billion over the next four years under a proposal submitted to the governor and Cabinet Tuesday that would raise Floridians’ average insurance premiums by about 10 percent over the next several years. Gov. Rick Scott, Cabinet members and the Legislature requested the recommendation from CAT fund Director Jack Nicholson.

The Catastrophe Fund, which is paid into by insurers, is the state-backed re-insurance fund for insurance companies, which they tap when total claims rise beyond their ability to pay claims.

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From the St. Petersburg Times:

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Thursday – Sunday!

This is a great day for Veterans!  Part of President Obama’s

jobs agenda passed by the Senate.