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Florida car owners already pay some of the highest premiums in the country. Last year’s storm threatened to raise prices even further.Experts now warn that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could make the situation much worse.In 2024, Floridians paid an average of $3,200 per year for car insurance, according to price comparison site Insurify. Without tariffs, the average annual premium would have risen to nearly $3,500.A tariff tranche targeting steel and aluminum and foreign cars and car parts could potentially pay an average of $4,000 a year in 2026. This is an almost 25% increase.Multiple factors determine your premiums – some…

Care for a loved one with a severe illness is one of the most difficult experiences faced by a family.Marvel Adams Jr. (Career Action Network)Florida has one of the best senior populations, so there is a significant need for comprehensive hospice care. Through more than 20 years of experience as a nursing home administrator and senior living enforcement officer, I have first hand witnessed the important importance of integrating caregiver journeys with comprehensive hospice care. I’ve seen this hundreds of times, and in almost every instance, hospice care has created a better route for caregivers to navigate end-of-life care, both…

Heading to the Tampa Bay area spelling bees in February, Amara Chepuri was considered a major competitor.The Manatee County sixth graders finished in the top three of the previous year and fell to the word ephectic after reaching the 2024 National Bee quarterfinals. Several other local spellings were newcomers and gave Amara the region’s representative at the national event in May.12-year-old Amara was not disappointed and surpassed everything else to win in the Championship Ward Saschey. However, questions about her eligibility arose during the spell. She was unable to hold the trophy.Four days later, the Rays Foundation, which sponsored the…

Mutual tariffs from dozens of countries will be enforced at 12:01am ET on April 9th.A group of House Democrats moved to force a vote on a resolution to block President Donald Trump’s global mutual tariffs.On April 8th, Gregory Meeks (DN.Y.), Rick Larsen (d-wash.) and Richard Neal (d-mass.) introduced measures to override the emergency department cited to enact customs duties.The measure has an additional 23 co-sponsors. It should be decided when voted.”By implementing these tariffs, Trump is now leviing the largest and most regressed taxes in modern history, putting the stock market in the worst charge since Covid, putting it at…

Jane Imbode | AI-supported reporterWhy is the barn painted red? Wisconsin authors and painters provide insightsWisconsin’s dairy industry is often associated with iconic red dairy products. But why did most people decide that they should be red?The 24th Ohio Burn Conference will take place in Stark County April 24-26. The meeting will feature a tour of the historic barn, including the act signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Attendees can expect presentations on topics such as barn restoration and Ohio’s agricultural history.Friends of Ohio Barns will host the 24th Ohanbern Conference in Stark County from April 24-26.According to an…

Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated PressStocks of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, fell after trading since Tuesday after admitting it was being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice’s anti-trust division.Ridgeland, based in Cal-Maine, Mississippi, said it received notification last month for an investigation into an egg price increase. Cal-Maine said it was helping out the investigation.The company’s shares fell by more than 4% in after-hours trading.Egg prices have hit record highs in recent months. This is mainly due to the bird flu epidemic, which forced farmers to massacre more than 166 million birds, mostly chickens, for…

Environmental betsHillsboro County Commission votes to establish the Doge Commission April 3Hillsboro County Commissioners vote to create the DOGE Committee and invite people with expertise in the fields of accounting, economics, finance, accreditation audit, information technology or human resources to apply to one of five selected to be spots on this advisory committee. I would recommend that the committee members add another person to the committee. He has expertise in environmental issues.With climate change, concerns about water and air pollution have increased over the quality of our lives in the Tampa Bay area. For environmental issues, this table should be…

The extra tariffs are set to collide with China’s exports, a key pillar of the CCP’s disease economy.President Donald Trump has expressed his willingness to negotiate with Beijing as US tariffs on Chinese imports have risen dramatically to 104% since April 9th. However, analysts are low hopeful that China’s Communist Party (CCP) leaders will be upset by tariff issues despite the fact that exports are a key pillar of the country’s struggles with economy.”To maintain his face, the Chinese Communist Party will not ease that attitude,” said William Chung, an expert on the US-Taywan relationship at the National Defense Institute,…

In its partnership with the repository, every Monday, the Stark Community Foundation highlights positive community events. This is good news for Monday!Hand-held learning has a whole new meaning for Louisville High School Woodshop students who have adopted skills they have learned across classrooms to make a big difference to their community.Through collaboration with the Stark Blessing Box initiative, students used their woodworking talent to design and build two blessing boxes to be placed in nearby communities.Blessing Box is a small community-based structure that allows people to anonymously donate and pick up essential items. These boxes are usually located in common…

Sunday’s Tampa Bay Times article on Florida’s polluted waters contained many notable things, from the damage caused by the environment to the complete failure of a state that doesn’t take the crisis seriously.But one line of the story was more surprising than most. “The Environmental Protection Agency refused to make secretaries or staff available for interviews.”If one sentence had to explain how this ecological disaster occurred, it would be because it captured the indifference of Florida’s political leadership and the light emptying of accountability that is characteristic of state governments.Related: Do you use the tools you need to stop killing…