Notice to property owners: According to attorney you’ll be paying more and getting less
A south Florida attorney who represents insurance policy holders in disputes with insurance companies is warning Florida residents that the property insurance legislation making its way through the Florida Legislature will substantially diminish the rights of property...
Eyeing new revenue forecast and a 3.8 million nationwide home shortage, Realtors push to increase affordable housing funds
Last week, the Florida Senate passed SB 2512, which, if signed into law in its current form, will carve out nearly a quarter of a billion dollars from Florida’s affordable housing trust fund this year alone, and in future years, will cut similar amounts from the fund...
Florida House passes legislation to ban transgender athletes from playing women’s sports
The Florida House passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at prohibiting transgender athletes from playing on girls' sports teams. The bill (HB 1475), which has been one of the most contentious issues this Legislative Session, passed by a 77-40 vote, preventing...
Poll: Florida voters support efforts to curb Big Tech’s influence
A poll sponsored by the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce shows that a majority of Florida voters support efforts to limit the power and influence of big tech companies, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon. The poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling...
The Capitolist is looking to add a fourth reporter to our news team
As we near the start of our sixth year, The Capitolist is planning yet another expansion to our coverage of news and events at the nexus of Florida's business, policy and political worlds. Our goal is to help our readers understand the people, the companies and the...
Senate could scale back Florida elections bill
TALLAHASSEE --- The Senate sponsor of a sweeping elections package is backing down from an effort to do away with ballot drop boxes, but critics maintain the proposal still contains unnecessary provisions that would make it harder for Floridians to vote by mail....
Were the words of the Governor and his panelists “dangerous” and “reckless”?
Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ reconvening of his panel of health care experts yesterday to discuss the YouTube removal of video of the team’s March 21 round table discussion, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner issued a sharp retort. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki...
DeSantis pushes pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine following federal recommendation
Following recommendations from state health officials, Governor Ron DeSantis is temporarily suspending Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. The pause comes "out of an abundance of caution" from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Centers for...
Disney ranked eighth most reputable company in the world
The Walt Disney Company was recently ranked as the eighth most reputable company in the world and second in the U.S. by the 2021 Global RepTrak 100, an annual gold-standard report on reputation and brand. Based on an analysis of millions of data points organized into...
Rural broadband bill gets extra attention from AT&T; recent FCC complaint may explain why
One of Florida’s largest wireless carriers, AT&T, appears to be working overtime on the expansion of rural broadband internet service, but not in a way residents in Florida’s smaller towns might want. The work has little to do with helping rural residents stream...