Scott PowersApril 29, 2019
4min494
Bay County schools, four other groups, to get FEMA money.
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Scott PowersApril 29, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 10, 2019
4min385
The funds come after nearly two years.
Ryan NicolMarch 27, 20194min659
Moskowitz spoke to members of the Florida Association of Counties in Tallahassee.
Jacob OglesMarch 11, 2019
3min654
Gov. Ron DeSantis said president committed funding extension in January.
Jacob OglesMarch 10, 2019
4min926
Lawmakers credit Ron DeSantis for lobbying president on the issue.
Michael MolineJanuary 16, 2019
10min325
Regulators also confront problems in the long-term care and flood insurance markets.
Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018
4min310
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
6min703
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, 20182min345
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
5min261
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, […]