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Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017

In a 2017 hurricane season that has already seen two monster storms, Harvey and Irma, manufactured homes are turning out to be just a small fraction of the federal government’s plan to deal with displaced people, with only 1,700 trailers available. Where exactly the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to send those trailers, Texas or […]

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017

Dozens of personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency worked to secure some of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites as Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida. The agency said its employees evacuated personnel, secured equipment and safeguarded hazardous materials in anticipation of storm surges and heavy rains. The Associated Press surveyed six of the 54 Superfund […]

Associated PressSeptember 7, 2017

A decade-long lucky streak of decent weather that helped rescue one of Florida’s biggest home insurers from collapse could come to a wet, violent end if predictions about Hurricane Irma prove true. The state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is strong enough to absorb the blow from the monster storm, industry experts say, but all the […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 6, 2017

Republican Sen. Keith Perry picked up a second challenger in his re-election campaign for Gainesville-based Senate District 8. Kayser Enneking filed for the seat on Friday and is the second Democrat in the race after Olysha Magruder, who filed for the seat back in June. Enneking is an anesthesiologist and is currently working as the […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 6, 2017

Anthony Glover, director of the state’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering (DPMW), resigned his post Tuesday to start a boutique law firm specializing in “complex corporate and government affairs issues,” he told Florida Politics in an email. Glover Law “will advise businesses on the gamut of regulatory issues, including preparing permit and license applications, designing compliance plans, […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2017

The approach of Hurricane Irma may affect the upcoming legislative committee week, currently set for Sept. 12-15. “We are closely monitoring the developments of Hurricane Irma as the storm approaches our state,” House Speaker Richard Corcoran wrote in a Tuesday memo to members. “As the path of the storm becomes more clearly defined, we will, […]

Terry RoenSeptember 1, 2017

A former state lawmaker was convicted Thursday of misusing campaign funds. Dwayne L. Taylor, 49, was found guilty in federal court on all nine counts of wire fraud for using campaign contributions to pay for personal items that ranged from a wedding at the Waldorf Astoria in New York to a meal at McDonald’s, the […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 1, 2017

Senate President Joe Negron on Friday said progress on a southern reservoir outlined in legislation passed this year, addressing South Florida’s water quality, is getting a kick-start. “…The Army Corps of Engineers intends to expedite the federal approval process … The Corps has determined the best option for achieving southern storage is not to seek […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 1, 2017

The League of Women Voters of Florida has hired Marty Monroe as its lobbyist for the 2018 Legislative Session. Monroe has worked in the Florida Department of Education as a regional coordinator, and was a part-time lobbyist for the Florida Association on Aging/Florida Council on Aging, a press release said. She also was a sales […]

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FEMA sees trailers only as last resort after Harvey, Irma

Toxic sites throughout Florida likely in path of Irma

Top Florida home insurer, Citizens Insurance, could face big hit from Irma

Legislative committee week cancelled

Keith Perry picks up second Democratic challenger

Personnel note: Top gambling regulator quits to open own firm

Hurricane could affect legislative committee week

Former lawmaker Dwayne Taylor guilty of misusing campaign contributions

Joe Negron: Army Corps will speed up Lake O work

Personnel note: Marty Monroe hired as League of Women Voters of Florida lobbyist