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In 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.
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An 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 Lula da Silva has called a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports to the U.S. “political” and “illogical.” In a New York Times op-ed, Lula says his government is open to negotiation but insists Brazil's democracy and sovereignty are non-negotiable.
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Some of the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic bishops and nuns on the front lines of America's immigration conflict gathered in Washington to decry the Trump administration's hard-line policies. The religious leaders condemned Trump's immigration crackdown, saying its tearing apart families, inciting fear and upending American church life.
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On "The Florida Roundup," host Tom Hudson spoke with Florida Hospital Association president and CEO Mary Mayhew about her perspective on anticipated increases for Affordable Care Act insurance users.
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