Florida in Five: Insurance rates keep rising, DeSantis hides more records, and corporate landlords love Florida’s weak tenant laws
Five stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics
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This is Florida in Five: Five* stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics.
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Florida’s trickle down approach to insurance policy
Citizens chooses higher rate hikes for South Florida than its own numbers indicate (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) ($)
See also: Citizens insurance hike reveals Florida's needless cruelty to those in need (Florida Times-Union) ($)
What he does in the shadows
DeSantis lawyers argue top deputy’s phone logs not a public record (Tampa Bay Times) ($)
See also: Top Florida law enforcement official sues DeSantis, alleging he was fired for blowing the whistle (ABC News)
A river runs into it
DeSantis’ veto of Ocklawaha River rehabilitation study marks a first for the issue (Florida Phoenix)
Slow-playing the EV shift
Florida slow to fund EV chargers along highways, despite federal money (Tampa Bay Times) ($)
Corporate landlords love powerless tenants
Perspectives
We’ll end with some noteworthy commentary from the past week.
The system of checks and balances suffers again in Florida | Editorial (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) ($)
In signing anti-ethics bill, DeSantis sides with crooked politicians (Florida Times-Union) ($)
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