Sentences with phrase «of floridians»

This is a very, very controversial piece of legislation and it's seeing busloads of Floridians showing up in Tallahassee in protest of this legislation and what they believe it will do to Florida home owner's legal rights under state real estate law as well as their federal constitutional right to due process.

Last Friday, the State of Florida powers - that - be announced that they were revamping the Hardest Hit Fund for Florida residents, making eligibility requirements easier to meet for lots of Floridians.

Florida Realtors ® PAC «I give to protects my because it commercial broker and — Guy Trusty President Lodging & Hospitality Realty Coral Gables interests as a the rights of all Floridians.»

But as the co-creator of a building that came on the market just as Hurricane Irma brought to the world apocalyptic scenes of Floridians caravaning out of the state and reporters waist - deep in seawater, Karp is perhaps the most vocal of these stakeholders.

33 % of Floridians out of the 2.5 Million working households used more than half of their income for housing expenses and only California topped that at 34 %.

In coalition with partnered organization across the country and state, we met, called, emailed and sent petitions to legislators to advocate for the well - being of Floridians.

He said the law «falls short of the public demands set by the majority of Floridians and the student survivors» of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas school.

The poll found 70 percent of Floridians, including 55 percent of Republicans support stricter gun laws.

«Instead of looking to the root cause of this premeditated violence, the gun - control provisions in this law wrongly blame millions of Floridians who safely and responsibly exercise their right to self - defense.»

Actually, 62 percent of Floridians support a ban on assault weapons, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

Another reason is increasing numbers of Floridians on the roads.

Our attorneys have helped thousands of Floridians regain financial stability following an unexpected accident by holding the at - fault parties accountable for their actions.

After representing hundreds of Floridians who lost their homes in Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis, Loehr returned to litigating against the cigarette industry, heading the firms tobacco litigation department.

While this relatively low number indicates the vast majority of Floridians are receiving adequate care, it also shows that doctors who violate the law can be held accountable for their actions.

Despite its net positive effect on the lives of millions of Floridians and visitors to the state, an unintended consequence [of the Americans with Disabilities Act] has been the proliferation of frivolous lawsuits aimed primarily at racking up attorney and expert - witness fees against Florida businesses and property owners.

According to a press release from the Supreme Court of Florida, «Thousands of Floridians struggling to make ends meet, including many Floridians with moderate incomes, still face barriers when they seek meaningful access to civil justice.

Hurricane Irma may not have been as bad as some had forecasted, but hundreds of thousands of Floridians were left without power in the wake of the storm.

Though nearly 84 percent of Floridians believe the climate is changing, according to a Stanford University poll, the issue ranks low among voters who put much higher priority on the state's economy and education.

Scientists and municipal planners say the rising seas will likely turn underground aquifers into salty water, contaminating the drinking supply for millions of Floridians.

Recent public votes, developments and activity have made it clear that a large majority of Floridians strongly support making solar energy more accessible, affordable and commonplace, whether it be in the form of individual solar rooftops, ground - mounted photovoltaic (PV) systems, community solar co-ops, or utility - scale solar power stations.

Down south, an unorthodox coalition of Tea Party members, environmental activists, libertarians and others have gathered under the flag of Floridians for Solar Choice.

As millions of Floridians continue to regroup after Hurricane Irma tore through the state last week, our Emergency Rescue Team is there to provide relief in any way possible.

First Hurricane Harvey flooded huge swaths of the South and now Irma has left hundreds of thousands of Floridians without power more than a week after it struck the state.

High debt levels, combined with a lack of state - granted protections, have forced a greater percentage of Floridians into bankruptcy.

Collum helped bus thousands of Floridians to Washington, DC, for last year's Women's March on Washington.

Woltanski is among a growing bipartisan group of Floridians calling for a return to an elected education commissioner with Cabinet - level authority.

I suppose next you will cut Title 1 money as I can predict that if this bill passes the house, more Title 1 monies will be necessary because the number of Floridians who fall into Low SES categories will increase.

Serving nearly 2.7 million students, 4,200 public schools, 28 colleges, 192,000 teachers, 47,000 college professors and administrators, and 321,000 full - time staff throughout the state, the department enhances the economic self - sufficiency of Floridians through programs and services geared toward college, workforce education, apprenticeships, job - specific skills, and career development.

In 2009 Education Next asked a representative sample of Floridians their opinion about teacher tenure and merit pay, the very issues that have just landed on Florida Governor Charlie Crist» s desk.

And it was a hall pass that put him in a better position with the vast majority of Floridians in a general election.

Today's the day all of Floridians have been waiting for, the temperatures finally have dropped under 75 degrees and we are freaking out.

I'm down in FL and the mornings have still been averaging 50F - 60F (cold to a lot of Floridians, chilly but comfortable for me).

After 10 years without a hurricane hit, about 60 percent of Floridians think they'll escape unscathed again this year.

To put this data into context, about 50 percent of Floridians» daily water use is for outdoor purposes, such as landscape irrigation, according to the South Florida Water Management District.

In last year's survey, 45 percent of Floridians were «water considerate;» 36 percent, «water savvy» and 19 percent unconcerned.

The new, national survey follows a UF / IFAS study of Floridians» water consciousness published last year.

While the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends we eat at least two servings of seafood per week, the UF / IFAS survey suggests about 40 percent of Floridians do not meet that recommendation, said Fluech.

Nearly half of Floridians eat more seafood than they did five to 10 years ago, but they still don't eat the federally recommended two servings per week, according to a new UF / IFAS study.

After Hurricane Irma temporarily knocked out electricity for millions of Floridians in September, state regulators next week will hold a two - day workshop to look at utility preparedness and storm - response plans.

Gillum, one of three Democrats running for governor in 2018, announced Tuesday he was proposing a constitutional amendment to declare affordable health care a «fundamental right of all Floridians.»

And despite what some in the traditional media might have you believe, Florida's Republican lawmakers are actually held in good standing by most voters, with 52 percent of Floridians giving them the thumbs - up, according to a recent poll from the University of North Florida.

Millions of Floridians are ready to get on with their recovery from Hurricane Irma, which roared through the state earlier this week, pummeling homes and flooding streets.

However, fewer than 20 percent of Texans and fewer than 18 percent of Floridians have insurance against floods, the dominant cause of property damage after hurricanes.

Not exact matches

The mandatory evacuation order extends to more than 1 million Floridians and could be one of the largest evacuations in the state's history, according to Miami - Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez.

Hurricane Irma, for its part, spotlighted another kind of housing risk — the low - quality homes and trailers where many poor Floridians live, which offer little protection from extreme weather events.

Unsurprisingly, the ads do not note that according to the Obama administration 442,000 Floridians opted for a plan through Obamacare as of March 1, the Herald noted.

Yet Floridians are gleefully building in these cities, and the value of these properties is shooting up.

But, with Hurricane Harvey devastating Houston just last month, many of us seasoned Floridians took Hurricane Irma's threat a little more seriously than we normally would.

Florida's Office of Financial Regulation has filed an administrative complaint against several South Floridians and accused them of selling unregistered securities to investors in the failed Woodbridge Group of Companies, the Broward County Sun Sentinel reported.

State Sen. Bill Galvano is floating a series of plans that would change how Floridians buy and use guns, including one that would increase the minimum age to buy a military - style rifle to 21.