I hope you had a relaxing Veterans Day yesterday and took the time to reflect on the service of our past and current members of the armed forces who protect the freedoms that we enjoy today here in the USA.
Many of you have closely followed the presidential election. Now that it’s behind us, President-elect …
With the election over (and the Republicans maintaining their supermajority in both chambers) the Florida Legislature’s Organization Session is set for next Tuesday, November 19 in Tallahassee. This is a one-day event, mostly festive, to formally select leaders and welcome newly elected legislators. Incoming Senate President Ben Albritton (R-Bartow) has released a …
According to the latest satellite image analysis from ICEYE, the flood damage from last month’s Hurricane Milton may be far more extensive than initially thought. While Hurricane Helene’s flood damage was clear from the onset, affecting 165,330 buildings across seven states per ICEYE and claiming at least …
While Florida residents braced themselves for a wild 2024 storm season, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and insurance companies statewide prepared for the worst. In total, the Cat Fund is expected to pay out $4.6 billion ($4.5 billion from Milton and $100 million from Helene) to help cover insurance companies’ losses, …
In the wake of disaster, we usually see the best and worst humanity has to offer. In the case of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, sadly we’ve started to see the latter, with opportunistic individuals attempting to take advantage of residents who sometimes have already lost everything. Just last week, …
The impacts of severe hurricanes are often wide-reaching and multifaceted, and Helene and Milton’s paths of devastation in Florida will be no exception. With so many residents suffering flood damage and without flood insurance to help repair their homes, what will they do? Do they have or will they be able to find the money …
