by News Service of Florida | Sep 25, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — Hurricane Helene could cause $3 billion to $6 billion in private insurance losses and as much as $1 billion in losses in federal flood-insurance and crop-insurance programs, according to an analysis Wednesday by the global reinsurance broker Gallagher...
by The Center Square | Sep 25, 2024
(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said the state has gotten only a partial approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for prestorm aid ahead of a possible major hurricane landfall. He said state officials will resubmit their...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 25, 2024
The Florida Public Service Commission approved the recovery of storm protection costs for Florida’s investor-owned utilities to cover expenses related to storm hardening infrastructure. The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday approved the...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 25, 2024
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida as Tropical Storm Helene approaches the Gulf Coast, allowing federal aid to support evacuation efforts and disaster relief. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida on Tuesday as Tropical...
by Capitolist Staff | Sep 25, 2024
U-Haul is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box containers to residents and businesses in regions likely to be impacted by Tropical Storm Helene. U-Haul is extending 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box portable container use to residents and businesses in...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 25, 2024
AccuWeather’s updated forecast warns that Tropical Storm Helene will bring dangerous storm surges and damaging winds to Florida’s Gulf Coast, prompting evacuation orders as officials anticipate life-threatening conditions. An updated AccuWeather forecast...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 24, 2024
Florida’s congressional delegation has asked President Joe Biden to issue a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Tropical Storm Helene, seeking federal aid as Gov. Ron DeSantis extends the state of emergency to 61 counties. Members of Florida’s...
by News Service of Florida | Sep 24, 2024
Attorneys for the state late Monday urged a Leon County circuit judge to reject a political committee’s request for a temporary injunction to block the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration from disseminating disputed information about a proposed...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 24, 2024
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis announced plans to double funding for the state’s Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Grant Program, increasing the budget from $500,000 to $1 million to provide more fire stations with decontamination equipment that reduces cancer...
by News Service of Florida | Sep 24, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly three dozen new state laws will take effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep. Other measures include creating a license plate for Parrot Heads living the life of the late singer Jimmy Buffett...
