FAR: A GOOD IDEA

A group of Florida lawmakers wants to discuss the top issues facing
Floridians, and an elite group of citizens meets with them today in
Orlando for the 100 Ideas Policy Summit. FAR President Mike Dooley,
Public Policy Chair Patty Fitzgerald, Public Policy Vice-Chair Frank
Gregiore and other FAR members will speak for Realtors who must
help citizens struggling to find affordable property insurance and pay
rising property taxes. Other topics to be discussed include the
environment, business regulation, health care, economic development
and transportation. Confirmed keynote speakers include Gov. Jeb Bush,
former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Vice-Presidential
Candidate Jack Kemp and Florida House Speaker Allan Bense, along
with about 30 experts. To date, more than 150 meetings -- called
Idearaisers -- have been held throughout the state and almost 1,300
ideas have been gathered through local events and the group's Web site.
To find out more, go to: http://www.100ideas.org