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Staff ReportsSeptember 11, 2017

As the remnants of Hurricane Irma move out of Florida, work is underway to resupply the state with gasoline, the AAA said Monday. Florida gas prices are averaging $2.72 per gallon today. The state average is 8 cents more than this time last week. Irma “caused a huge spike in gasoline demand as residents evacuated, topped off their […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 11, 2017

Insurers are offering recovery advice to Floridians in the wake of Hurricane Irma, now a tropical storm continuing to batter north Florida and southern Georgia with wind and rain. “As the effects of Hurricane Irma continue to plague Florida, PCI encourages Floridians to safely and thoroughly assess their home, business and auto damage,” said Logan […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 11, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott is on his way to Pensacola to better position himself to respond to South Florida quickly once Hurricane Irma passes, reports the Pensacola News Journal. A spokesman for the governor, McKinley Lewis, confirmed Scott was flying to Pensacola, which has one of the few airports in the state still open. “It’s a good […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 10, 2017

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has already restored power to hundreds of thousands of customers as Hurricane Irma continues to move through the state and the company expects additional, lengthy outages as Irma remains a threat to millions of customers throughout Florida. “Despite Irma’s exceedingly high winds, tornadic activity, storm surge and severe flooding, […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 8, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday activated the Florida Disaster Fund, which provides financial support to Florida’s communities in times of disaster. “We expect that Hurricane Irma will have a major impact on our state and we must use every available resource to meet the needs of our families and communities,” he said in a statement. “We have heard […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 8, 2017

Republican candidate for governor and state Sen. Jack Latvala says state officials may have “overdone it” in preparing for Hurricane Irma. Latvala, in a Thursday interview with the Times/Herald Tallahassee bureau, questioned the mass evacuations of coastal areas, including in his home county of Pinellas. “I’m not sure that we haven’t overdone it a little bit,” […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 8, 2017

All public K-12 schools, state colleges and state universities have been shut down from today through Monday to ensure room for “sheltering and staging” for Hurricane Irma, Gov. Rick Scott‘s office announced Thursday night. All state offices also are closed today. In a statement, Scott explained he was ordering “the closure … to ensure we have every […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 7, 2017

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is “urging motorists to use the department’s real-time traffic information tools to ease their evacuation,” the department said in a Thursday news release. The following tools are available: — Florida 511: FDOT’s official source for traffic information is Florida 511. This website provides real-time traffic information on crashes, incidents, construction, congestion, road […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 7, 2017

Today, Gov. Rick Scott made the following statement outlining the steps that are being taken to bring more fuel to Florida gas stations. Scott said: “We are aggressively working around the clock to bring more fuel to Florida gas stations. I have held calls with the federal government, fuel retailers and oil companies to find […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 6, 2017

Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran have cancelled next week’s legislative committee week because of Hurricane Irma, they said in separate memos to members Wednesday. Negron also said Senate offices in the Capitol “will remain open during regular business hours tomorrow (Thursday) … District staff should contact each Senator to determine appropriate office hours in your […]

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AAA: Florida fuel supply could take ‘a week’ to normalize

Florida insurers offer guidance after Irma

Rick Scott in Pensacola to position response for Irma

FPL: More than 350,000 outages caused by Irma have already been restored

Rick Scott activates disaster fund

Jack Latvala critical of storm strategy

Rick Scott closes all public schools in Florida

FDOT highlights online traffic tools

Gov. Rick Scott: We’re working aggressively to get more fuel to gas stations

Legislative committee week cancelled