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Some 866,000 Hurricane Irma Insurance Claims Filed in Florida for a Whopping $6.55 Billion
Estimated insured losses from Hurricane Irma have topped $6.55 billion, with the number of claims approaching 866,000, according to information released Monday by the state Office of Insurance Regulation.
The latest report showed that 865,974 claims from the September storm had been filed with insurance companies as of Friday, with 719,512 involving residential properties.
Why Juries Matter When You're up Against the Government
Pacific Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief Friday, joined by our friends at Reason and the American Civil Rights Union, urging the Supreme Court to grant Brott v. United States, a case about whether property owners are entitled to a jury when the federal government takes their land.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Alcee Hastings Make 'Top 5 Worst Ethics Violators' List
Two Democrats in the Florida congressional delegation were included in the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust’s (FACT) “Top 5 Worst Ethics Violators” of the year.
Congress Set to Pass Vern Buchanan's Emergency Citrus Disease Relief Act in Final Tax Reform Bill
With the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House expected to hammer out and pass a final tax cut bill this week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s, R-Fla., proposal to help citrus growers in Florida should be part of the final product.
Gas Prices in Florida Return to Where They Stood Before Hurricane Harvey
Gas prices in Florida have dropped to what they were before Hurricane Harvey impacted oil production on the Gulf Coast, a new report finds.
Unfunded Liabilities From State Government Pension a Major Threat, Report Finds
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation’s largest organization of state legislators, recently published a report on the growing problems state pension plans are causing.
He Knows...
Collateral Damage Of "Credibly Accused"
As the #MeToo movement gained momentum the past several weeks -- and more than a dozen powerful men accused of sexual misconduct were suspended, fired or banished into the outer darkness, it was reasonable to wonder where it would all end.










