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Homeowners continue pouring into the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for coverage. Citizens had 1,239,396 policies as of Friday, an increase of 16,192 policies from a week earlier and 29,683 policies from two weeks earlier, according to information posted on its website. Citizens President and…
Read More Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Adds More Than 16,000 Policies
The state Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a plan that will provide a break to Florida Power & Light customers because of lower-than-expected natural gas prices. The plan, which the commission unanimously supported without discussion, will reduce customers’ monthly bills starting in May —…
Read More Florida Power & Light Bills To Dip In May
The Senate on Monday tweaked a bill that, in part, could give Gov. Ron DeSantis authority to shape the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors. Senators voted 29-10 to approve the bill (HB 225), which passed the House last month. Changes made by…
Read More Florida Senate Tweaks High School Athletics Bill
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed carjacking on April 2nd on Wildlife Trail in Lakeland. The victim is a vehicle-for-hire driver who picked up the suspect at the intersection of Skyview Drive and Goodyear Avenue in Lakeland at around…
Read More Polk County Deputies Seeking Armed Carjacking Suspect In Lakeland
BALLAST POINT, Fla. – The Red Cross Angels’ Installation Luncheon will feature Susan Eccher, an American Red Cross Services to the Armed Forced staff member, speaking about her recent deployment to Ukraine. The event, chaired by Merrie Mizner, is at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11,…
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WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Eastbound SR 54 traffic was shifted overnight to a new roadway alignment on the south side of the highway corridor from east of Curley Road to Lake Crystal Boulevard. Eastbound and westbound traffic is now divided by a median through this…
Read More Wesley Chapel: Eastbound SR-54 Traffic In New Alignment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man died in a motorcycle crash that happened around 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 57-year-old St. Pete man was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on 46th Avenue North, east of US-19A (SR-693),…
Read More St. Petersburg Man Died After Crashing Motorcycle Into Utility Pole
Despite criticism that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is slumping, a new poll indicates that’s not the case. On Tuesday, according to multiple media reports, Mason Dixon Polling released a new survey, taken of Florida voters last week, that shows DeSantis with a 59% approval rating.…
Read More Poll: Despite Criticism, Florida Gov. DeSantis Is Increasing In Popularity
In the latest effort to revamp elections laws, the Florida Senate on Monday released a 98-page bill that includes proposed changes ranging from clamping down on voter-registration groups to relaxing campaign-finance reporting rules. The bill (SPB 7050), which Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, described as…
Read More Florida Senate Proposes Elections Law Changes
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers opposed a request by media outlets for cameras in the courtroom where his arraignment on criminal charges is scheduled on Tuesday in Manhattan, according to CNBC. “We submit that the media request should be denied because it will create a…
Read More Trump Lawyers Oppose Cameras At Tuesday’s Arraignment Avoiding “Circus-Like” Event