Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Associated PressSeptember 11, 2017

Though damage from Hurricane Irma is extensive, property insurers are breathing a sigh of relief with the storm nowhere near as catastrophic as many had feared. Shares in insurance companies that had been hammered in the days leading up to the storm are surging Monday, the first day of trading since the hurricane was downgraded […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2017

The morning of Sept. 11, 2017 saw the Jacksonville area waking up to the devastation left by Hurricane Irma, even without a direct hit as suffered out west. Onshore flow rocked Jacksonville’s beaches in the wake of Matthew. Flood waters coursed through St. Augustine, yet again, along with low-lying areas, such as Downtown, Riverside, Old […]

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 […]

Associated PressSeptember 11, 2017

Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma’s assault – so soon after Harvey’s deluge of Houston – marked the first time the U.S. was hit by two Category 4 storms in the same year. Irma hit the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 11, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. — THE LATEST — Hurricane Irma is getting weaker as it moves over the western Florida peninsula early Monday. Irma hit Florida on Sunday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, hammering much of the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2017

State Rep. Kim Daniels, a Jacksonville Democrat, may have had the most idiosyncratic reaction of any office holder to Hurricane Irma. She claimed that God revealed it to prophets, an unusual reaction by a state lawmaker to a natural disaster that the state and the nation will take years to recover from. Daniels posted to Facebook […]

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017

Lauren Durham had a poofy white dress and plans for an intimate beach wedding on the second weekend of September. Instead, she got married in fatigues, with no makeup, in a vast hangar filled with rescue vehicles and paramedics just hours before she would rush into a hurricane to try to save her fellow Floridians. […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 10, 2017

Ahead of a “potentially catastrophic” impact from Hurricane Irma, AT&T is offering ways for customers to stay safe and connected through the storm expected to touch South Florida sometime this weekend. Beginning Friday — and running through at least Sunday, Sept. 17 — AT&T is providing unlimited data, calls and texts via bill credits for wireless […]

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017

President Donald Trump says the U.S. may have gotten a “little bit lucky” after Hurricane Irma veered from its original course and headed west along Florida’s coast. He says Irma may not have been quite as destructive as a result, but that things will play out over the next several hours. Trump addressed reporters Sunday […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2017

Even as Irma bears down on the West Coast of Florida, the mammoth impacts of the storm are felt in the state’s Northeast corner. On Sunday night, Jacksonville got ready for a night that is expected to bring 12 hours of tropical storm force winds, massive flooding of low-lying areas, and other impacts. “I’m praying […]

Tag: Hurricane Irma
Mike Johnson. Image via AP.

Irma’s worst-case scenario not happening and insurance sector soars

Irma wallops Jacksonville: historic floods, 250K+ without power

Rick Scott in Pensacola to position response for Irma

Irma lost some oomph over Cuba before its assault on Florida

Sunburn for 9.11.17 – Still standing

Kim Daniels claims Irma was ‘revealed to prophets first’

Guard couple ditch white wedding for fatigues as Irma nears

AT&T offering free coverage through Sept. 17 for Hurricane Irma

Donald Trump: U.S. a ‘little bit lucky’ Irma veered from original course

Lenny Curry: ‘I’m praying for the city, praying for you’