A nonprofit smart growth advocacy organization, 1000 Friends of Florida, is the latest entity calling for the Florida Legislature to repeal portions of a new law designed to expedite post-disaster ...

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Additional assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been announced to help farmers recover from hurricanes. The USDA said it will provide $675.9 million in disaster ...

A nonprofit smart growth advocacy organization, 1000 Friends of Florida, is the latest entity calling for the Florida Legislature to repeal portions of a new law designed to expedite post-disaster ...

In the howl of hurricane-force winds, in the inexorable rise of floodwaters, there should be no room for politics. Or idiocy. At such times, we are all Americans — the people caught in harm’s way, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a matter of days, a detention camp for undocumented migrants state officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” rose out of the mosquito-infested Florida Everglades in time for a ...

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The Florida Special Needs Registry is a tool that connects vulnerable communities with emergency preparedness services throughout the state of Florida, ensuring that people with medical needs are ...

A federal indictment charges U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida with stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds, laundering some of the money through straw donors to her congressional ...