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Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday said a request for transitional sheltering assistance has been approved for Bay County. The news means the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide more options for places for families to stay, including hotel rooms, for individuals displaced by Hurricane Michael. “They’ll begin accepting applications tomorrow,” Scott said on social media. […]

Jacob OglesOctober 11, 2018

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Democratic congressional challenger Jennifer Zimmerman took a swipe at Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for heading to Washington, D.C. as his district faced a storm. But officials with Gaetz’s office say he likely better serves constituents from the capitol — he meets with the FEMA director on storm response today — and the congressman has […]

Ryan NicolOctober 11, 2018

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 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 10, 2018

Governor Rick Scott says he will continue to be in constant communication with state and local emergency management officials to ensure they are prepared to respond to the potentially devastating effects of the Category 4 Hurricane Michael as it passes through the Florida panhandle and dumps rain and causes storm surge along the Gulf Coast, […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2018

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Sea ports and airports in the path of Hurricane Michael have closed, volitile facilities like chemical plants are being monitored, Naitonal Guard troops military equipment are mobilizing, and federal authorities are calling on people in affected areas to stay off the roads. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long Wednesday morning urged people in the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 10, 2018

Florida is ready for a robust storm response after Hurricane Michael passes through the Panhandle, Gov. Rick Scott said during an 8:30 a.m. briefing Wednesday morning. Michael is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 storm with winds up to 145 mph. “This is devastating,” Scott said. “This is the worst storm the Panhandle has […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

President Donald Trump has signed a declaration of a pre-landfall emergency for Florida, setting the stage for federal agencies to mobilize into the Panhandle and north Florida and assure federal funding for preparations and recovery before Hurricane Michael arrives. Trump’s action, requested by Florida Gov. Rick Scott and supported by Florida’s U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 8, 2018

Florida’s Democrat U.A. Sen. Bill Nelson made his rounds across the Panhandle and Big Bend regions as a potentially catastrophic storm approaches the areas, expressing optimism in federal relief and shying away from politics, just like his Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott. Speaking with reporters on Monday in Tallahassee after being briefed by emergency officials, Nelson said […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto rips his predecessor and primary election opponent former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in a television commercial that started airing in Orlando Friday. Soto’s commercial, airing on at least four Orlando TV stations, accuses Grayson of lying about him and also accuses Grayson of having a “double life running a hedge […]

Ryan NicolJuly 1, 2018

With federal housing aid for Puerto Rican survivors of Hurricane Maria set to expire Saturday, more than 1,700 people face eviction from their temporary residences. Now, a federal judge has put those evictions on hold. A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts by LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a national advocacy group, resulted in U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin blocking the […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Rick Scott says transitional shelter assistance available in Bay County

Jennifer Zimmerman questions Matt Gaetz whereabouts during Michael

In wake of hurricane, Rick Scott asks feds for Major Disaster Declaration

Here’s the latest on Hurricane Michael preparation and recovery efforts

FEMA, federal agencies prepare as ports close, National Guard readies

Panhandle braces for ‘devastating’ Hurricane Michael

President Trump signs emergency declaration for 35 Florida counties

Impending hurricane brings Bill Nelson to Tallahassee

Gloves off: Darren Soto ad blasts ‘shady, lying’ Alan Grayson

Judge keeps housing aid in place for Puerto Rican hurricane survivors facing eviction