Author Jeff Klinkenberg on his book, Alligators in B-Flat

Forecasts of a ”potentially explosive” hurricane season and high operating costs continue to dog Florida’s home insurers. But there are positive signs for the state’s market, which is quietly growing after a period of contraction.

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The pandemic did what public health officials have struggled to do for the past 15 years — put a dent in the number of reported cases of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases in Florida.

Lawmakers are talking about holding a special legislative session this month – possibly to enact another strict immigration law and add ballot proposals to November that might complicate the abortion access measure.

Florida joined half the states in the U.S. with a new law that allows credit unions to become qualified public depositories, meaning that they could receive municipal funds for deposit.