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Survey of Florida college students, instructors shows tolerance for conservative views
The first round of state-mandated surveys of Florida college faculty and students produced a meager response and indicated students and faculty tend to view their campuses as equally tolerant of both conservative and liberal political viewpoints.
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Hurricane Ian's destruction adds new challenges for Florida's property insurance market
Florida’s estimated $25 billion to $40 billion in insured losses caused by Hurricane Ian will place more financial pressures on an already stressed property insurance market, those in the industry warn.
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Only 37% pass Florida's new civics test for high school students
Only 37% of Florida high school students who took the state’s new civic literacy exam passed during the 2021-2022 school year, but education officials expect civic literacy among students to improve as more school reforms are implemented.
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GOP experts at West Palm Beach election integrity conference advise how to win future elections
Lara Logan moderated The America Project's election integrity conference in West Palm Beach
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Women now make up 56% of law school students in Florida, new study reports
Following a nationwide trend, women now make up the majority of students attending Florida law schools, with Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law reporting the highest proportion of women students of any campus in the state, according to Enjuris.com.
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Florida regulators urged to cut workers' comp rates for businesses by 8.4%
A national insurance rating association has recommended that workers’ compensation rates paid by Florida businesses be reduced 8.4% in 2023, drawing applause from business groups whose members struggle with inflation and rising wages.
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Military officers injured by the COVID shot demand Congress investigate DOD vaccine requirement
Several active duty military officers who have injuries as a result of the COVID vaccine are demanding that Congress investigate.
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Florida's disproportionate share of property insurance litigation is challenge for lawmakers, analyst says
Data shows that the state of Florida carries an overwhelming majority of residential property insurance litigation, but the problem facing legislators and regulators is what to do about it, according to insurance analyst Guy Fraker.
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Rent-control debate intensifies as Orange County moves to put measure before voters
In a split 4-3 vote, Orange County commissioners voted to put a rent stabilization ordinance on the November ballot that would limit annual rent increases on multi-family dwellings to not more than 5%.
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DeSantis suspends Tampa-area state attorney for 'neglect of duty'
The Tampa-based state attorney who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis last week for “incompetence and willful defiance of his duties” said he will vigorously defend his legal rights but has not provided details.
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DeSantis names Judge Renatha Francis to state Supreme Court
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced that 15th Circuit Court Judge Renatha Francis will become the newest justice on the Florida Supreme Court, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Al Lawson earlier this year.
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Rollout of property insurance fraud squads spikes Florida prosecutions
Months of work by newly created insurance fraud squads has led to a more than twofold increase in successful property insurance fraud prosecutions across Florida, the state’s chief financial officer reported.
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Florida reinsurance plan aims to avoid disruptions caused by insurer downgrades
Florida insurance regulators last week pitched a contingency plan to help property insurers weather any turmoil in the market caused by a ratings agency’s plan to downgrade the financial status of 17 insurers.
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Property insurance ratings company to delay downgrades 'until further notice'
Ratings company Demotech on Monday told insurers that it would not take any downgrade action until further notice, providing at least some temporary relief from tumult in a volatile industry.
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Ratings firm downgrades financial grades of 17 Florida property insurers
A ratings company said it plans to downgrade the financial status of 17 Florida insurance companies, sending shockwaves around the struggling industry and putting millions of homeowners in danger of violating the terms of their mortgages.
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Florida property insurance market again faces chaos with Demotech's proposed downgrades
The state's volatile insurance market was rattled again this week after rating agency Demotech signaled it would downgrade the Financial Stability Ratings (FSR) of at least 17 property insurers, potentially impacting millions of Floridian homeowners.
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Citizens says company remains strong despite reduced rate increase
Citizens Property Insurance Corp, the insurer of last result in Florida, remains on solid financial ground despite regulators deciding not to give the state-run company its requested overall rate increase last month, company officials said.
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Florida's 'Stop-WOKE' law not seen as impediment to Title IX training
Despite concerns about the potential effects of Florida’s new “Stop-WOKE” law on sex-discrimination training, the president of a national Title IX administrators group does not see the law having any bearing on Title IX training in Florida.
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Florida's 'anti-WOKE' law drawing more criticism from academic freedom advocates
Groups that advocate for academic freedom are becoming increasingly critical of the new “anti-WOKE” law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April, signaling that more litigation to overturn the measure may be in the works.
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Preliminary settlement in Florida condo collapse would provide victims $1.02 billion
Plaintiffs’ representatives in the class action resulting from the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo complex in June of last year have given preliminary approval to a $1.02 billion settlement.