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Florida’s state-backed home insurance to raise rates 14%

Florida’s government-backed home insurers plan to raise premiums by 14 percent, another blow to more than 1 million hurricane-ravaged state residents who already have some of the highest insurance rates in the country. The state’s People’s Property Insurance Corp. board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday to raise premium rates for next year, even though nine […]

Trump’s Boeing 757 clipped corporate jet at Florida’s West Palm Beach airport

Former US President Donald Trump’s Boeing 757 collided with another corporate jet while taxiing at West Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Sunday, a person familiar with the incident said on Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a privately owned 757 made contact with a parked corporate jet with an […]

Bill to expand Florida’s ‘Safe Haven’ law now on DeSantis’ desk

A bill expanding Florida’s “safe haven” policy is currently awaiting Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature after passing the state Legislature. Under current “safe haven” laws, it is legal to surrender unwanted infants as long as they are delivered unharmed to a designated surrender location, such as a hospital or fire station. The expanded bill would […]

Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect ahead of November ballot measure

Florida on Wednesday put into effect a six-week ban on most abortions, restricting the procedure beyond the point advocates say a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in Jacksonville to mark the occasion and attacked former President Donald Trump, who laid the groundwork for the law to take effect. “Across our […]

Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Restriction to Take Effect on Wednesday

Laws restricting abortions during the sixth week of pregnancy (often when the fetus’s heartbeat stops) can be detected — Scheduled to go into effect Wednesday in Florida. The six-week abortion limit comes after Florida’s Supreme Court ruled April 1 to uphold the state’s 15-week abortion limit. The court’s decision to keep the 15-week limit in […]