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Floridians filing a homeowners insurance claim had the lowest chance in the 50 states of getting a check from their insurer in 2022, with more than a third of claims going unpaid. And last year, those filing claims with two of the state’s largest, healthiest companies — subsidiaries of State Farm and Allstate — had the lowest chance of all. Nearly half of all claims closed by those companies last year went unpaid: https://trib.al/7zLVl8k

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Each day, runners and walkers, tourists and locals pour onto Tampa's Riverwalk, the 2.6-mile ribbon of sidewalk that runs along the downtown waterfront. In a few years’ time, city officials want crowds to be able to trot along the west bank of the Hillsborough River, too. The cost of making that vision a reality has ballooned in recent years. Here are the latest details: https://trib.al/YLhbtsw

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A majority of Tampa City Council members voted to give themselves a more than $20,000 annual pay raise, or a nearly 40% boost. Council members said raising the current salary would make holding public office more accessible — especially in a city that has seen the cost of living soar: https://trib.al/scRWYXb

This week marked another milestone for Tampa Hope, a shelter tucked into the industrial sprawl of the city’s eastern edge run by Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg: The groundbreaking of a 7,000 square-foot community center. When complete next year, the facility will serve as a hub for residents to access a range of social and medical services in a quest to get people off the streets and into permanent housing: https://trib.al/orTBNOY

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Avelo Airlines now provides nonstop service between Lakeland Linder International Airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport in southern Connecticut. Avelo is the first and only airline offering this service, according to a media release.