As Florida lawmakers prepare to gather May 23 for a special session about the state’s property-insurance problems, Democrats want them to also consider divesting pension-fund investments linked to Russia. “These funds are helping to prop up the economy of Russia and are working against international efforts to sanction President Putin and his oligarchs for their war crimes in Ukraine,” Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday in a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who called the special session.
As Florida lawmakers prepare to gather May 23 for a special session about the state’s property-insurance problems, Democrats want them to also consider divesting pension-fund investments linked to Russia. “These funds are helping to prop up the economy of Russia and are working against international efforts to sanction President Putin and his oligarchs for their war crimes in Ukraine,” Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday in a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who called the special session.