A proposed law eases the way for demolition of structures along Florida’s coast that are out of compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program, Citizens Property Insurance enters stage two of …
The Florida Legislature is also continuing its work on disaster recovery efforts from last year’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole and now the recent Hurricane Idalia from August 30. The House Select Committee on Hurricane Resiliency …
The coastline of Florida is sadly still recovering from the compounding damages of hurricanes Ian and Nicole from last fall. In response, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $47.6 million …
We also have updated insured damage estimates from Hurricane Ian to share with you, as well as some surprising new claims data from last November’s Hurricane Nicole. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently …
Federal disaster money is on the way to help Broward County’s recent record flooding with a potential local supplement now being discussed as well, new money is released to help stormwater and wastewater …
While the Florida Senate has wrapped-up its fact-finding work on potential improvements needed in hurricane preparation, response, and recovery following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, the Florida House is still working away. The Senate’s proposal is incorporated …
Much of the immediate need in disaster recovery is in providing human services, especially housing. That was a focus this past week in a legislative committee examining hurricane response and resilience, following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. Plus, …
The Florida Legislature meeting in special session the week before last agreed to pump hundreds of millions of dollars of extra funding into helping residents and local governments recover from the devastating effects …
The Florida Legislature begins a special session today to consider greatly bolstering disaster recovery efforts from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole as the death toll rises yet again, while local communities share the barriers to storm recovery. …
The $100 million to help restore Florida’s hurricane damaged beaches is flowing, the first state-led shelter housing program is underway, and the critical report of the federal government’s disaster recovery system – and how FEMA is responding. …
