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AP Photo/Gerald HerbertIn a moment of peril, Florida lawmakers allowed its insurer of last resort to take disputes before judges whose salaries it funds. Citizens has taken more than 1,500 insurance disputes to mandatory arbitration, where it wins more than 90% of final hearings. In court, it wins just over half the time. Citizens says the process is fast, cheap and fair. Homeowners say the forum violates their rights. -
John Raoux/APAn Orlando restaurant owner has turned 49 parking spots outside her eatery into art spaces. This move is in response to a state mandate removing rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art in Florida. On Monday, Trina Gregory of Se7en Bites hosted the event “Parking Space for Pride — A Rainbow Connection.” She received 1,000 applications from artists.
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. -
Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, 41, was a member of a group that sent personalized letters to elderly Americans, falsely claiming they were entitled to a multimillion-dollar inheritance from a deceased family member overseas, according to court documents filed in Miami federal court. -
An influential fiscal watchdog group is urging state leaders to pass a "Florida Government Efficiency Act." The statute would require the governor's annual budget recommendations to include cost-savings measures. The Legislature would be required to consider them.
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