Mario Alejandro Ariza

State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with little recourse when their claims were denied. My first for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/citi...

Some personal news: I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining ProPublica's South newsroom as its Florida Reporter. It's an honor and a privilege to cover my home state. For now, you can reach me with tips and story ideas over signal at 786-210-6548.

🚨 Last week, former FL Senator Frank Artiles was sentenced to 60 days in jail for orchestrating a 2020 'ghost' candidate scheme. This marks the latest development in a long saga of political corruption and utility sector influence in Florida. floodlightnews.org/ex-florida-s...

State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with little recourse when their claims were denied. My first for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/citi...

This is how El Chivo got killed.

Its FOIA Friday. That means I'm going to spend some time today requesting documents from the Feds and the Florida government. Hit me with your ideas and suggestions - or reach out confidentially to me over signal (I'll dm you my number.)