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Farmers Insurance Pulls Out of Florida, Leaving 100,000 Homeowners to Scramble for Alternatives
The company is the fourth insurance firm to pull out of Florida in the past year, leaving homeowners scrambling for solutions in the state with the highest property insurance premiums in the country.
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‘The Most Powerful Unelected Person in Florida’: The Donor Who’s Cozy With Gov. Ron DeSantis
The DeSantis Administration announced plans to use $92 million in leftover federal Covid-19 relief money to help fund a highway interchange that will hugely benefit one of DeSantis’ biggest donors.
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Veterans Have Until Aug. 9 to Apply for Backdated PACT Act Disability Payments
The PACT Act removed the need for certain veterans to prove a service connection if they are diagnosed with certain cancers or respiratory conditions and sped up the process of receiving benefits.
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Biden Cracks Down on ‘Junk’ Health Insurance Plans That ‘Exploit’ Americans
Short-term plans offer limited coverage, can deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions, and trick consumers into buying products that provide “little or no coverage when they need it most.”
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Puerto Ricans May Have the Chance to Cast a Symbolic Vote for US President in 2024
The island has sent delegates to presidential conventions in the US since the beginning of the 20th century and has participated in presidential primaries since 1976, but does not vote for president.
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Polls: Ron DeSantis Losing to Trump by 20 Points in Florida, Struggling With Female Voters
DeSantis trails former president Donald Trump among Florida GOP voters 50-30% according to one poll, while others show him being overwhelmingly unpopular with female voters.
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Florida Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for DeSantis’ Legal Woes
As Floridians struggle with rising rent and property insurance costs, DeSantis spends millions in taxpayer dollars to defend his culture war policies from lawsuits—and he is doing it with the help of Republican lawmakers.
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Ron DeSantis Is the Only Florida Governor to Keep Records Hidden, Experts Say
Government accountability watchdogs are pointing to the governor’s growing penchant for secrecy and his concerted efforts to keep information out of the public eye.
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DeSantis’ Anti-LGBTQ Video Backfires, Alienates Conservative Supporters
Some are calling DeSantis’ push to appeal to extreme conservatives as he runs for the White House in 2024 “desperate” and “the last nail in the coffin.”
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Upcoming US Citizenship Test Changes Raise Concerns for Those with Low English Skills
The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency.
