Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said the state will seek federal help for the fishing industry in the Big Bend region, as cleanup efforts moved into a second day from the devastation caused by Hurricane Idalia. Meanwhile, the state reported its first confirmed death…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis To Seek Aid For Fishing Industry
President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a federal disaster declaration to help state and local recovery efforts after the Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slammed into North Florida’s Big Bend region and caused widespread damage. The disaster declaration will make federal money available for people affected…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell planned Thursday to “see first-hand” damage from powerful Hurricane Idalia, a day after the storm barreled through North Florida. With more than 146,000 utility customers still without power Thursday morning, mostly in the…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis, FEMA Chief Assess Hurricane Idalia Damage
Recovery efforts, including restoring power and searching damaged properties, began Wednesday In Florida after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in a sparsely populated area of the Gulf Coast before crossing parts of North Florida into Georgia. More than 500,000 utility customers had lost power during the…
Read More Florida Recovery Begins In Wake Of Hurricane Idalia
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday warned residents of the state’s Gulf Coast, particularly in the Big Bend region of North Florida, to brace for a potential Category 2 hurricane making landfall Wednesday and causing life-threatening flooding and power outages. “As we know, these things can…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis: Be ‘Vigilant’ As Idalia Threatens
Retailers hope Floridians will stock up on storm supplies during an upcoming sales-tax “holiday,” particularly as the increasingly active hurricane season could bring a storm toward the state by the end of next week. The state’s second “disaster preparedness” tax holiday of the year will…
Read More Second Florida Disaster-Prep Tax ‘Holiday’ To Start
The chairman of the special district that oversees Walt Disney World properties on Wednesday defended a move to eliminate perks that provided access for district employees and their families to the entertainment giant’s parks. During a meeting of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board…
Read More Central Florida District Defends Cutting Off Disney Perks
Economists on Friday added $2.77 billion to the state’s general-revenue tax projections for the current fiscal year and next fiscal year, giving lawmakers more money to play with when they start drawing up a budget. The economists, who serve as the state Revenue Estimating Conference,…
Read More Florida Tax Projections Get $2.77B Bump
Florida posted its first unemployment-rate uptick of the year in July. The state Department of Commerce on Friday said the unemployment rate in July was 2.7 percent, up from a 2.6 percent rate that had remained the same since January. The department estimated 295,000 Floridians…
Read More Florida Posts Its First Unemployment-Rate Uptick Of The Year
Florida could be down to a single “community” college next year, as Tallahassee Community College President Jim Murdaugh said a name change is underway. “I do think it’s time,” Murdaugh said Tuesday during the “Greg Tish Show” on Tallahassee’s Real Talk 93.3 radio station. “I’ve…
Read More Florida Could Be Down To A Single “Community” College Next Year