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PIP Reform
9:52 am
Sun January 29, 2012

How Florida Lawmakers Are Addressing PIP Fraud

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State lawmakers are working to reform PIP. They say it's ripe for abuse.

Florida’s no-fault insurance requirement is set to undergo major changes this legislative session.

Right now, Florida drivers are required to have $10,000 worth of personal injury protection, or PIP, for payout in a crash regardless of who is at fault.

But fraudsters have taken advantage of this system, and auto insurance rates are skyrocketing.

Florida is one of the most expensive states for car insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute. A fender bender can cost an insurance company tens of thousands of dollars.

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Funding Social Sciences
12:00 am
Tue October 11, 2011

Explaining Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s War On Anthropology (And Why Anthropologists May Win)

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Gov. Rick Scott has been singling out the anthropology field as an inefficient use of higher education budgets.

It’s been a rough week for anthropologists with Gov. Rick Scott singling out the field as an inefficient use of higher education budgets.

Why should taxpayers foot the education bill for an anthropologist who can’t find a job? Scott asked a business group last week. Colleges should “drive” students into science, technology, engineering or math — known as STEM — programs, he said.

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