The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. on Friday projected that it will receive 100,000 claims from Hurricane Ian, a significant decrease from a projection last week. Citizens said it had received 47,248 claims as of Friday morning. On Oct. 5, it released a projection that…
Read More Citizens Scales Back Claims Projection In FloridaAuthor: News Service Of Florida
Disaster Declaration Sought For Florida Farms, Ranches
State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Thursday requested a federal disaster declaration for 17 counties after Hurricane Ian caused widespread damage to farms and ranches. Fried sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture pointing to farm and ranch losses in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto,…
Read More Disaster Declaration Sought For Florida Farms, RanchesFlorida Tax ‘Holiday’ Gas Price Savings Wiped Out
For the first time, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Florida on Thursday topped the price before a gas-tax “holiday” began Oct. 1. The AAA auto club said the statewide average price Thursday was $3.40 a gallon, a penny higher…
Read More Florida Tax ‘Holiday’ Gas Price Savings Wiped OutFlorida Justices Turn Out Lights On Bar Closure Case
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take up a dispute about whether three Orlando bars should receive compensation because of government-ordered shutdowns early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The court, as is common, did not explain the decision. But justices effectively let stand a…
Read More Florida Justices Turn Out Lights On Bar Closure CaseOver 222,000 Hurricane Ian Insurance Claims Filed In Florida
Five days after Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida and started making its way across the state, more than 222,000 insurance claims had been filed from the storm, according to data posted Monday on the state Office of Insurance Regulation website. The data showed 222,261 claims…
Read More Over 222,000 Hurricane Ian Insurance Claims Filed In FloridaTrickle Of Ballots Starts In Florida General Election
Voting is underway in the Nov. 8 general election in Florida. After the first vote-by-mail ballots were sent to people in the military and overseas, the state Division of Elections reported Friday that 83 ballots had been cast, including 53 by people registered in Monroe…
Read More Trickle Of Ballots Starts In Florida General ElectionSeasonal Florida Manatee Protections Eyed
State wildlife officials are set to establish a “seasonal” no-entry zone in Brevard County waters to further protect threatened manatees, which have seen an unprecedented number of deaths mostly linked to malnutrition. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission next week will consider a rule…
Read More Seasonal Florida Manatee Protections EyedFlorida Power & Light Transmission Line Project Approved
State Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Shawn Hamilton issued a final order Thursday approving a Florida Power & Light plan to build an 80.5-mile transmission line from Okeechobee to DeSoto counties. The 230-kilovolt transmission line, which also received a sign-off in June from the state…
Read More Florida Power & Light Transmission Line Project ApprovedFlorida Campaign Matching Funds Top $10 Million
For the first time since voters passed a constitutional amendment in 1998 to back public campaign financing, Florida this year will top $10 million in matching funds for statewide political candidates. Gov. Ron DeSantis remains the biggest beneficiary of matching funds as he runs for…
Read More Florida Campaign Matching Funds Top $10 MillionStudent Loan Forgiveness Plan Affects 2.43M Floridians
Nearly 2.43 million people in Florida are eligible for reductions or elimination of student-loan debt under a plan announced last month by President Joe Biden, according to numbers released Tuesday by the White House. The total includes more than 1.7 million Pell Grant recipients in…
Read More Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Affects 2.43M Floridians