Giselle is Floricua’s political correspondent. She writes about the economy, environmental and social justice, and all things Latino. A published author, Giselle was born in Havana and grew up in New Jersey and Miami. She is passionate about equality, books, and cats.
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‘Why Did It Become So Expensive?’: Florida’s High Costs Are Pushing Residents to the Brink
As the Sunshine State continues to struggle with a catastrophic inflation rate that is three times the national average, its affordability crisis is attributed primarily to skyrocketing housing costs and soaring home insurance rates. Here are the reasons why.
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Immigration Advocacy Group Releases Florida Lawmakers’ Report Cards for the 2023 Session
This tool offers Floridians a way to know for themselves not just what their elected officials say they are doing, but to learn what they are actually doing in Tallahassee.
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Farmers Insurance Pulls Out of Florida, Leaving 100,000 Homeowners to Scramble for Alternatives
The company is the fourth insurance firm to pull out of Florida in the past year, leaving homeowners scrambling for solutions in the state with the highest property insurance premiums in the country.
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‘The Most Powerful Unelected Person in Florida’: The Donor Who’s Cozy With Gov. Ron DeSantis
The DeSantis Administration announced plans to use $92 million in leftover federal Covid-19 relief money to help fund a highway interchange that will hugely benefit one of DeSantis’ biggest donors.
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Polls: Ron DeSantis Losing to Trump by 20 Points in Florida, Struggling With Female Voters
DeSantis trails former president Donald Trump among Florida GOP voters 50-30% according to one poll, while others show him being overwhelmingly unpopular with female voters.
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Florida Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for DeSantis’ Legal Woes
As Floridians struggle with rising rent and property insurance costs, DeSantis spends millions in taxpayer dollars to defend his culture war policies from lawsuits—and he is doing it with the help of Republican lawmakers.
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Ron DeSantis Is the Only Florida Governor to Keep Records Hidden, Experts Say
Government accountability watchdogs are pointing to the governor’s growing penchant for secrecy and his concerted efforts to keep information out of the public eye.
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DeSantis’ Anti-LGBTQ Video Backfires, Alienates Conservative Supporters
Some are calling DeSantis’ push to appeal to extreme conservatives as he runs for the White House in 2024 “desperate” and “the last nail in the coffin.”
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Florida’s New Law Forces Hospitals to Ask About Immigration Status, but You Don’t Have to Answer
Starting, Saturday July 1, most Florida hospitals will begin collecting data on patients’ immigration status. However, the law does not require individuals to complete the immigration section of their patient form in order to receive care.
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DeSantis’ Immigration Laws Could Make Florida’s Childcare Crisis Worse
New research shows that the lack of affordable and accessible childcare causes parents in Florida to frequently miss work or even quit their jobs.
