Increasing cancellations of convention plans and business investments are starting to damage Florida’s economy.
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The Climate Home Insurance Apocalypse Is Nigh
Today on TAP: Farmers Insurance Group and AIG are halting home policy sales in Florida. They weren’t the first and they won’t be the last.
Posted inPolitics
How to Cover a Presidential Campaign
Hollowing out government capacity and leveraging executive power to harm political enemies is at the heart of the Trump-DeSantis project. Will we hear about that?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Lose-Lose DeSantis-Disney Fight
As Disney cancels investments in Florida, the proxy culture war masks a battle between a governor pretending to slay big business and a mega-corporation wanting to entrench its power.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans’ War on Their Own Public Health
Tens of thousands of conservatives died because they believed anti-vaccine lies. Now the GOP is bringing back measles and polio.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Care in North Carolina Under Peril
A party switch has opened the door to further reproductive restrictions in the state.
Posted inEducation in America
Trying to Erase Black History Won’t Work
California has worked to boost its African American history offerings, creating a rich template for public schools that want to embrace a fuller vision of American history.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Nursing Home Bosses Lavish Campaign Money on Florida
Lawmakers, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, have been enriched by a powerful crop of out-of-state owners seeking carve-outs for their industry.
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What Is DeSantis’s Game?
Today on TAP: The Florida governor has peaked too soon and has nowhere to go but down.
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Is There Democratic Life After Tribalism?
Today on TAP: If everything breaks just right, democracy will still take a long time to heal.