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Florida pulls back $2.1 billion in reinsurance money
Florida had set aside billions in state money to help insurers with critical backup coverage. A state bill, signed into law, ...
Need to restock your hurricane supplies? Here's when you can get some of them tax free in Florida
Florida's new, permanent sales tax exemptions on specific hurricane supplies won't go into effect until Aug. 1, 2025.
Could Florida experience type of deadly flooding Texas got? History shows it can ... and has
Wireless Emergency Alerts are limited to flash flood warnings when there is a "threat tag" of considerable or catastrophic.
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Florida eliminates sales tax on some disaster items, makes back-to-school sales tax holiday permanent
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that ends sales tax on certain disaster items and creates a yearly sales tax ...
Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly
In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling ...
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Hurricane forecasters still tracking disturbance near Florida with low chance of forming
Forecasters are continuing to track a disturbance off the Southeast U.S, which has low chance of formation in the next seven ...
Republican donors, Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ quickly
The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and ...
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Florida’s Housing Market Teeters As Climate Disasters Press Homeowners
Douglas McIntyre of Climate Crisis 24/7 reports on Florida’s deepening housing crisis following Hurricane Milton, which devastated Fort Myers and led to steep home price drops—often by 20–30%. He ...