Jeffrey Schweers
Orlando Sentinel
Tallahassee, FL, United States
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Recent articles by Jeffrey:
Critics blast state inaction as Florida home insurance rates soar
Critics argue at least some of the blame falls on the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. → Read More
Forces square off in court over Florida’s 15-week abortion law
Pro abortion forces argued the new law hurts patients, while the government said it protects the unborn → Read More
DeSantis, other GOP leaders stop short of calling for full ban on abortion
Florida’s Republican legislative stopped short of calling for a special session to ban abortion entirely. → Read More
Feds indict Andrew Gillum on conspiracy, campaign fraud charges
Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost to Ron DeSantis in 2018, was indicted on conspiracy and campaign fraud charges. → Read More
Florida election qualifying wraps up with a worm farmer, Grim Reaper in the mix
Here’s how key state and federal races are shaping up for the Aug. 23 primary and Nov. 8 general election. → Read More
DeSantis vetoes Everglades bill that also fast-tracked wetlands destruction
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have diverted water from the Everglades and sped up wetlands destruction. → Read More
DeSantis signs school safety bill amid calls for special session on gun violence
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs school safety bill, as House Democrats call for a special session on gun violence. → Read More
Special Olympics drops COVID vaccine mandate after Florida threatens $27.5M fine
Florida threatened to fine the Special Olympics $27.5 million for requiring 5,500 participants to be vaccinated against COVID. → Read More
DeSantis signs record $110 billion state budget, vetoes $3.1 billion in projects
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a record $109.9 billion state budget, while also vetoing $3.1 billion in projects. → Read More
Records identify UCLA boss who called Ladapo unfit for surgeon general
Ladapo's UCLA supervisor who recommended him for UF professorship said he was not fit to be Florida's surgeon general. → Read More
Florida lawmakers leave lots of unfinished business on property insurance reforms
Florida legislators leave without lowering property insurance rates → Read More
Florida lawmakers approve property insurance, condo reforms
The special session's insurance reforms were a "first step," lawmakers say. → Read More
Senator amends insurance bills hoping to speed up savings to homeowners
The Legislature also decided to include a proposal addressing condominium reform after the Surfside collapse. → Read More
Homeowners won’t see insurance rate cuts for 18 months, or maybe never, senator says
Florida’s 7 million homeowners can forget about any immediate relief from rising property insurance rates. → Read More
Floridians won’t get home insurance relief soon, experts say
Florida lawmakers continue to blame trial lawyers and roofing fraud for rising insurance rates, but consumer advocates say the problem is state regulators have gone soft on carriers. → Read More
DeSantis doles out millions but fails to mention it mostly comes from Uncle Sam
DeSantis doles out millions, fails to mention it's federal money → Read More
DeSantis picks Cord Byrd as secretary of state, husband of QAnon, Capitol riot supporter
DeSantis picks Secretary of State whose wife defended Capitol insurrection, QAnon → Read More
Secretary of State Lee resigns amid legal challenges, election preparations
Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee resigns amid several legal challenges. → Read More
Florida’s permit plan would speed up wetlands destruction, critics say
Pay-to-pay permitting process for utilities could speed wetlands demise → Read More
Floridians may get to carry guns without a permit. How would it affect them and Disney?
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing yet another proposal that leaves a lot of unanswered questions about what supporters call “constitutional carry” of guns. → Read More