Dec 15, 2021
DeSantis adds fuel to critical race theory fight
Continuing his administration’s campaign against critical race theory, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday teased legislation that he said would, in part, allow parents to sue schools that teach the theory.
Dec 15, 2021
Citizens seeks double-digit rate increases
With thousands of new policies a week pouring into Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-backed insurer’s board on Wednesday approved seeking 11 percent across-the-board rate increases next year.
Dec 14, 2021
Citizens eyes rate hikes, grapples with growth
Preparing to approve proposed rate increases, leaders of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. expressed continued frustration Tuesday at rapid growth in the state-backed insurer — and that rates aren’t higher.
“At the end of the day, from our perspective, we continue to grow in a company that is supposed to be shrinking,” Citizens Board of Governors Chairman Carlos Beruff said as committees met in advance of a full board meeting Wednesday. “And that is because we have huge advantages in the marketplace that other companies don’t have.”
Dec 14, 2021
State college enrollment continues to shrink
Florida college officials are trying to figure out what’s behind a continuing drop in state college enrollment, which analysts project could decline by more than 9 percent over the next five years if the trend persists.
Dec 14, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations up slightly
The numbers of Florida hospital inpatients and intensive-care unit patients with COVID-19 increased slightly in data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dec 14, 2021
Proposal could set stage for converting health systems
A House Republican has filed a proposal that would create a process for shifting public health-care systems to nonprofit organizations.
Dec 14, 2021
Space agency eyes manufacturing jobs
Florida’s aerospace agency pushed forward with negotiations Tuesday to bring 2,100 spacecraft manufacturing jobs to Brevard County over the next three years.
Dec 13, 2021
DeSantis, Simpson dominate money chase
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senate President Wilton Simpson are two of the most-powerful political figures in Florida.
Dec 13, 2021
State drops appeal over immigration policies
As Gov. Ron DeSantis launched another broadside against the federal government’s immigration policies, the state on Friday said it is dropping a legal challenge against the Biden administration over immigration directives issued early this year.
Dec 13, 2021
Rising crude oil prices cut ‘discount’ for motorists
With crude oil prices rising again, motorists won’t get as big of a break at the pump as had been expected. Crude oil prices plunged recently amid concerns about how the omicron variant of the coronavirus could affect global fuel demand.