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Staff ReportsJune 2, 2018

There’s no catch: Floridians and tourists without fishing licenses can bait the Sunshine State’s salt waters today and tomorrow, allowing novice to expert anglers to grab their poles and try their luck without the usual cost. For folks in Tallahassee, that could mean a few free casts into waters near the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge […]

Michael MolineMay 3, 2018

Large electric customers and local governments complained about communications meltdowns and urged large-scale “undergrounding” of Florida’s electric infrastructure during the second day of Public Service Commission workshops about hurricane preparedness and restoration. Public Counsel J.R. Kelly seconded the motion regarding the communications problems during and following Hurricane Irma, when customer calls crashed utilities public information switchboards […]

Guest AuthorOctober 11, 2017

In the wake of this year’s hurricane season, many Floridians face an unexpectedly challenging holiday season. No one public policy can fix the physical and emotional toll of the last few weeks. But with a few long-overdue improvements to America’s unfair tax code, Congress can ensure that small businesses give Americans more bounteous returns on […]

Associated PressJune 1, 2017

Some coastal residents always put off emergency preparations until storm clouds loom on the horizon. The National Hurricane Center is going to try giving those people a deadline this year, issuing experimental advisories showing when tropical-storm force winds may hit particular communities to help them understand when it’s too late to put up storm shutters […]

Guest AuthorNovember 29, 2016

As the Nov. 30 end of the hurricane season approaches, Floridians should be thankful. While this year’s storms Hermine and Matthew brought an end to the state’s decade-long hurricane drought, they easily could have been stronger or cut a more destructive path. Indeed, had Hurricane Matthew tracked just 20 or more miles further west, it […]

Tamara LushSeptember 29, 2016

Neighbors of a huge sinkhole sending cascades of contaminated water and fertilizer plant waste into Florida’s main drinking-water aquifer are fearful and fuming that it took weeks for them to be notified about the disaster. Many are still waiting anxiously for results from tests for radiation and toxic chemicals in their well water. Meanwhile, the […]

Guest AuthorJune 10, 2016

One of the responsibilities of living in the paradise of Florida is annually preparing for hurricane season. After a 10- year run with few hurricane impacts in Florida, it is important that we all prepare a plan. We certainly had a wake-up call with the heavy rains across the state from Tropical Storm Colin this […]

Ryan RayJune 2, 2016

Florida has been spared a major hurricane hit for the longest period in decades, but in a state surrounded by water on three sides, it’s only a matter of time until our luck runs out. That’s why state officials are warning residents to get their papers in order as hurricane season begins. “The risks are […]

Joe HendersonMay 31, 2016

Recent headlines heralded the fact that Citizens Insurance, the state-run company for those who can’t get coverage anywhere else, has a lot of cash. With the official opening of hurricane season at hand, company officials say Citizens has enough money in reserve to pay claims if even a catastrophic Category 5 storm hits a major […]

Associated PressMay 27, 2016

U.S. government forecasters expect a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season, after three relatively slow years. But they also say climate conditions that influence storm development are making it difficult to predict how many hurricanes and tropical storms will arise over the next six months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s outlook Friday called for a near-normal […]

Tag: hurricane season

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Casting call

Customers clamor for ‘undergrounding’ during PSC storm-hardening workshop

Mike Valdes-Fauli: Pass small business tax cuts now

New hurricane advisories will give deadlines for storm prep

Christian Cámara: Reinsurance saved Florida from catastrophic losses

Outcry grows over delay in warning about Mosaic sinkhole, contamination

David Mica: Oil, gas industry prepare for hurricane season to keep supply flowing

Jeff Atwater, state officials warn to prepare paperwork ahead of hurricane threats

As hurricane season begins, asking tough questions of Citizens Insurance

Feds expect more Atlantic tropical storms than last 3 years