Anne GeggisAugust 31, 2023
6min0
No hug needed: President Joe Biden declares Hurricane Idalia a major disaster.
Tag: major disaster declaration
Anne GeggisAugust 31, 2023
Renzo DowneyMarch 26, 2020
6min516
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott had asked the President to declare the disaster.
Ryan NicolOctober 11, 2018
2min345
Gov. Rick Scott has now formally requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump after Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle. According to the website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, such a declaration may be issued when a natural disaster “has caused damage of such severity that it is beyond the […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016
3min292
In St. Augustine Monday for an event promoting tourism in America’s oldest city, Gov. Rick Scott reiterated his call for the federal government to approve Florida’s entire request for a “major disaster declaration.” The federal government has not approved funding, asserts the governor’s office, “for individual assistance or for permanent work to roads, parks, and government buildings […]