ConsumerAffairs.com Rob Eshman couldn’t wait to get his Nissan Leaf, the first mass-produced all-electric car.  He rushed out to put down a deposit as soon as Nissan began taking orders and waited eight months to take delivery. He was so excited he wrote about his decision to buy a Leaf in the publication he edits, [...]

State Sen. Mike Fasano has the opportunity to appoint one student to serve as a Senate Page during the upcoming 2012 meeting of the Florida Legislature.  The page will serve for one week in Tallahassee and will work throughout the Capitol Complex. “Over the years I have sponsored dozens of students to serve in Tallahassee [...]

House of Representatives passed two veterans packages that include bills introduced by Gus, who is Vice Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. One bill would reinstate the criminal penalties on anyone who charges veterans unauthorized fees for claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Though it is already illegal to charge a veteran for filing [...]

Public Affairs Specialist Laura Eimiller (310) 996-3343 LOS ANGELES—A man accused of targeting the entertainment industry by hacking into the personal e-mail accounts of celebrities was arrested today after being charged with a range of cyber-related crimes, announced André Birotte Jr., the United States Attorney in Los Angeles; and Steven Martinez, the Assistant Director in [...]

State Sen. Mike Fasano was recently honored by the Suncoast Epilepsy Association for his ongoing efforts to assist individuals with epilepsy in the counties he represents.  The Association’s award states it was given “in recognition and appreciation for your support of the Suncoast Epilepsy Association and the Citizens of Pinellas and Pasco Counties.” “The Suncoast [...]

By Greg Giordano, Chief Legislative Assistant to Sen. Mike Fasano When Citizens Property Insurance Corporation filed its application for a sinkhole premium increase 45 days ago, a collective shudder went through homeowners covered by Florida’s insurer of last resort. After several years of adjusting to an annual increase in premiums for combined perils at a relatively [...]

State Sen. Mike Fasano responds to Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation’s decision to grant only a small portion of the sinkhole premium hike requested by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.  The Office of Insurance Regulation took Citizens to task for not fully taking into account certain provisions of recently enacted legislation when it filed a request [...]

By Greg Giordano, Chief Legislative Assistant to Sen. Mike Fasano State Sen. Mike Fasano was named the PACE (Practical Academic Cultural Education) Center for Girls Statewide “Senator of the Year” in an event on September 14. “Senator Fasano is a man who does so much for so many especially those who are the most vulnerable [...]

Drilling off Keys to begin by December http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/19/2414621/drilling-off-keys-to-begin-by.html By David Goodhue dgoodhue@keysreporter.com A giant, semi-submersible oil rig en route from Singapore will probably be drilling in the Florida Straits between Key West and Cuba in mid-December. The rig could arrive earlier, but Repsol, the Spanish oil company, wants to wait until after hurricane season ends [...]

By Greg Giordano, Chief Legislative Assistant to Sen. Mike Fasano Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation hosted a public hearing on Sept. 13, 2011 at the Tampa Convention Center to consider an application by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to raise sinkhole premiums by a statewide average of 429 percent. The amount of the increase varies by [...]