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- www.tampabay.com Farmers Insurance is leaving Florida in latest blow to homeowners
The decision was “necessary to effectively manage risk exposure,” the company said.
- floridapolitics.com State University System, Ray Rodrigues effectively stops Florida Atlantic University presidential search
A candidate questionnaire asked applicants about their gender identity, a potential EEOC violation.
“At least one candidate reported he was requested to complete a questionnaire and answer if his sexual orientation was ‘queer’ and whether he was a ‘male or transgender male,’” Rodrigues states in his letter. “In a separate and required survey, the same candidate was subsequently asked if his gender was ‘male, female or other’ and what his ‘preferred pronouns were.’”
Rodrigues said such questions appear to violate U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations forbidding questions about job applicants’ sex, sexual orientation or gender.
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The future of The Palm Beach Post
www.powerpoll.com The future of The Palm Beach PostOn June 5, reporters at The Palm Beach Post joined two dozen other local newspapers across the U.S. in a one-day strike to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at their parent company Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain.
- www.wlrn.org Miami's mango trade: Swap your excess fruit for bread
Zak the Baker in Wynwood is offering a trade for anyone who has excess fruit in their backyard. Customers can exchange mangos for bread.
- www.sun-sentinel.com Moody wants Florida Supreme Court to block drive for recreational marijuana
Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 and older, arguing a ball…
- jasongarcia.substack.com More than 1.5 million Florida renters are about to lose rights – unless Ron DeSantis does something very soon
See the long list of local renter-protection laws likely to be dissolved if Ron DeSantis decides to let a controversial, landlord-backed bill go into effect.
- www.cnbc.com DeSantis asks federal judge to dismiss Disney suit, claiming broad immunity
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked a federal court to dismiss Disney's lawsuit that alleges political retaliation against the company.
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3 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years.
www.vox.com 5 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years.The cases, identified in Florida and Texas, raise a lot of questions.