by Caden DeLisa | Sep 27, 2022
Hurricane Ian will make landfall today as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds The National Hurricane Center projects the worst storm surge to hit between Naples and Sarasota, with landfall projected near Venice, FL Much of the state will experience outages of power...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 19, 2022
A motion to intervene and unseal all currently sealed judiciary records was filed by The Capitolist in the case of the Everglades Foundation v. Thomas Van Lent On April 6, 2022, the Everglades Foundation filed a lawsuit against Van Lent, their former chief scientist,...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 29, 2023
Progressive Home Insurance told its agents on Friday about changes to its property insurance portfolio in Florida, where it insures over 200,000 residents. The company will now only offer insurance for owner-occupied properties and will discontinue coverage for...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 29, 2023
Florida cities, including Wildwood-The Villages, Punta Gorda, and Lakeland-Winter Haven, experienced significant population growth from July 2021 to June 2022 due to high net migration rates. Wildwood-The Villages led the nation with an 8.7% population increase,...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 29, 2023
Lee Health, one of Southwest Florida’s largest health systems, is exploring the possibility of transitioning from a publicly-funded nonprofit to a privately funded nonprofit. They have enlisted the help of healthcare advisory firm Kaufman Hall to conduct a...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 29, 2023
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) stated on Friday morning that it will review the constitutionality of social media laws in Florida and Texas. Florida’s case, Moody v. Netchoice, LLC., argues that social media platforms’ content hosting and...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 28, 2023
Citgo has closed 950 out of approximately 1,550 claims related to fuel contamination in Florida. The fuel manufacturer disbursed more than $447,000 for repairs and reimbursements to affected individuals. The contamination incident, caused by human error at the Port of...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 28, 2023
A bill introduced in the Florida Senate would require health insurance policies to cover annual skin cancer screenings for individuals, groups, and health maintenance contracts without imposing deductibles or other costs. Payments for screenings would be standardized...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 28, 2023
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is investing $4.4 million in the University of South Florida across six years to combat the nursing shortage crisis by establishing a new nursing simulation lab. The “Tampa General Hospital USF Health College of Nursing Simulation...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Sep 28, 2023
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. expects a policy decrease to around 1.3 million by end of 2023 from earlier estimates of 1.5-1.7 million. This is due to efforts to shift policies to private insurers and no insurer insolvencies in Florida this year. Insurance...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 28, 2023
DeSantis criticized Trump for skipping the debate and questioned his ability to defend his track record on issues like the national debt and inflation. The Florida governor also discussed improving the national education framework and pointed to successful policies he...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 27, 2023
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is leading conservative opposition to several proposed spending plans, which could trigger a government shutdown within four days. While Gaetz is at the media epicenter of the battle, he’s getting mixed reactions from Florida Republicans,...
