By Michael Moline | Editor in Chief
“Even in a rhetorical environment that would otherwise prime Floridians to think heavily about property tax, nearly two in three still said property insurance was the greater concern. This sentiment was essentially uniform across partisanship and region of the state.” — Sean Freeder, UNF
A lot of Floridians aren’t buying Republican leadership’s argument that limits on civil litigation against insurance companies the Legislature passed in recent years are working. In a survey by Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida in conjunction with the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel, 55% of respondents see no signs the homeowners insurance market is improving, 26% think the market is getting worse, and 18% believe the market is improving. When asked to choose between property taxes or property insurance, 63% of respondents said they are more concerned about insurance, while 36% indicated greater concern about taxes. Not sure what that means for Amendment 3 to cut property taxes.
The Trump administration’s annual report on youth behavior leaves out a lot of factors that counted in the past. The result finds some improvements but sheds little light on sexual activity or violence at school. The share of high school students who reported being currently sexually active fell to about 19% in 2025, down from nearly 21% in 2023 and nearly 40% in 1995. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made preventing childhood chronic disease and promoting nutrition, physical activity, and other health behaviors central to his mission.
The post-Dodd abortion restrictions have left healthcare providers uncertain about how to treat crisis pregnancies, and women have been suffering. A group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed guidelines to help. They include setting up referral networks across state lines, work to find agreement on what is permissible under state law, and counsel patients on their options even in states with restrictions to deliver the highest-quality care. “We are uniquely positioned as high-risk pregnancy experts to make that case to our leaders,” said Dr. Justin Lappen, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Ohio who chaired the committee that developed the statement.
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