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Mick's Morning News- Thursday

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Approves Rate Increase

(Tallahassee, FL)-- Florida's largest property insurer wants to raise rates. The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors met yesterday in Tallahassee. They voted to raise rates by an average of 14 percent for personal line policies. If approved by the state, it would take effect next year. Citizens is funded by taxpayers, and it has over a million policies, but it's trying to shed about half of them to reduce its liability. A Citizens official says raising rates could drive more customers to private companies and attract more insurance companies to Florida. 

Disney Sued For Canceling Plans For Lake Nona Campus

(Orlando, FL) -- Two employees are suing the Walt Disney Company for canceling plans to build a campus in Orlando. The employees filed the suit Tuesday in California. They say they moved here from California after Disney announced three years ago they were going to open a billion-dollar campus in Lake Nona. Those plans fell through, though, last year. Disney cited a leadership change and the economy. Jason Lohr represents the plaintiffs, and he says they're still struggling with the impact of moving from California to Florida. They're each planning to return to California, but Lohr says the real estate market has changed significantly in the last few years. He tells News 6 Disney needs to make this right.      

Woman Sues State Attorney Bain For Firing Her During Maternity Leave

(Orlando, FL) -- The lead prosecutor for Orange County is accused of firing an employee while she was on maternity leave. Keisha Mulfort sued Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain yesterday. She was chief of staff for Monique Worrell before Worrell was suspended by the governor and replaced with Bain. According to Channel 9, Mulfort says her firing last year violated state and federal laws. Bain has not commented.   

One-Hundred-Year-Old Pasco County Resident Plans To Work The Polls Again

(Dade City, FL)-- It may be hard to find anyone in Pasco County more dedicated to the election process than Marie Esche [[ ESH-ee ]]. The 100-year-old Dade City resident has volunteered as a poll worker for 25 years, and she plans to do so again this year. Elections Supervisor Brian Corley says Marie is one of over a thousand people who volunteer to serve something bigger than themselves. She tells ABC Action News she has gotten to know a lot of people over the years, and she loves it. 

Miami-Dade Veteran Gets New Home

(Miami, FL) -- A veteran in Miami-Dade County has a new home thanks to a local nonprofit. Helping a Hero presented retired US Army Sergeant Luis Rosa-Valentin with his new home on Tuesday. He served in Iraq and wound up losing his legs, his left arm, his vision in one eye and his hearing. Still, the husband and father-of-two says he'll keep going. He tells 7News as long as you have the heart, the focus and the will, do not stop because you're never out of the fight.

Star Explosion 3,000 Years Old To Be Visible From Earth

(Washington, DC)-- A star's three-thousand year-old explosion will be visible from Earth soon. NASA scientists call it a "once-in-a-lifetime event." The explosion will be visible for a few days between now and September, burning bright enough to appear as a new star in the sky.  A light year is the distance light travels in one year, so scientists have concluded the so-called "Blaze Star" explosion happened three-thousand years ago.

Today in History

1967, refusing to be drafted, Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws. The decision was later overturned by the Supreme Court. 

1963, the United States and the Soviet Union made a hot line agreement to establish emergency communications during the Cold War. It was never used.

1893, a New Bedford, Massachusetts jury found Lizzie Borden innocent of the ax murders of her parents.

1782, the Great Seal of the United States was adopted by Congress.


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