by News Service of Florida | Oct 23, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — Gulf Power faced an estimated $200 million in costs to restore electricity after Hurricane Sally hammered parts of the Panhandle last month, the utility’s parent company told analysts Wednesday during a quarterly earnings call. While the estimate...
by News Service of Florida | Oct 23, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — Florida senators will be asked to eliminate the state’s no-fault auto insurance option and increase spending to repair the state’s natural springs, the incoming Senate president said Thursday. Senate President-designate Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby,...
by News Service of Florida | Oct 22, 2020
With reported COVID-19 deaths of Florida residents topping 16,000 this week, the state Department of Health said Wednesday that information about fatalities needs a “more rigorous review.” Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, who serves as the department’s secretary, said...
by News Service of Florida | Oct 19, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — Florida elections officials last week released voter-registration numbers for the Nov. 3 general election. Here are seven takeaways as Florida is again a key state in the battle for the White House: — THE BIG PICTURE: Democrats have...
by News Service of Florida | Oct 15, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — A national COVID-19 “dashboard” released Wednesday by AARP shows that the death rate of Florida nursing-home residents over a recent four-week period exceeded the national average. The AARP online site, which looks at nursing-home data for four...
