Ian aftershocks, Migrant mess, President Sasse [Miami Herald]
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Thousand of evacuees remain in 12 shelters, dozens of hotels, and subsidized temporary housing. Forty-six thousand homes and businesses remain without power. Drinking water, storm and wastewater services in the hardest hit areas are still either not operating or not safe. At least 1,000 search and rescue team members are still looking for the missing. And hundreds may still be unaccounted for as state officials have not updated their tally in a week.
Outside of
The aftershocks of the monster storm are expected to lead to tectonic shifts in
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Housing shocks: In Venice, about 200 people were still living in the high school last week because they had nowhere else to go. Many of them who are limited by low or fixed incomes fear that finding a decent place to live will become more difficult than before as the state faces an drum-tight affordable housing market. Meanwhile, the
Time for hard questions: Should dangerous older trailer parks be phased out — particularly in high-risk coastal areas in an era of more powerful storms and deadly storm surge? They are a vital source of affordable housing for retirees, service industry employees and agricultural workers but should they be made stronger?
Snowbirds will relocate:Experts now say that seasonal residents accustomed to traveling to
Marketers re-calibrate:Hurricane Ian temporarily wiped off the map many of Southwest Florida’s main tourist destinations, such as
Insurance market tested:To date, insurers have reported a total of
HERE’S WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
Migrant mess-up?Documents obtained from the state agency charged with managing the controversial migrant relocation program show that the state may have violated its own guidelines in flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. A
That may pose a problem for Gov.
Was it enough time?By the time Ian made landfall at a Category 4 storm, more than 2 million people were under evacuation orders to move to a shelter or safer ground. But some Floridians who were living in Ian’s path, particularly those in
Gov.
Drown while driving: Cummiskey, 87, moved to
For the record, here is a look at the official announcements in the 72 hours leading up to Hurricane Ian’s landfall on the southwest coast of
DeSantis/Biden détente:President
Flush with cash:When DeSantis requested federal approval for accelerated emergency disaster reimbursements, his 2014 vote against hurricane aid for the
Gonna be a Gator? Republican Sen.
Off to college: More Hispanics than ever are choosing to attend four-year universities in the
Ian pause ends: Although life did not return to normal for much of
Cardenas endorses Taddeo: Former
Crist’s faithful supporters:
Governors faithful to DeSantis: DeSantis has banked more than
Purple state with red hue:Heading into the last month of Florida’s midterm election season, registered
Read up on some candidates:One of Florida’s most powerful lawmakers and a
Troops to Haiti?The head of the
Twitter blocks Ladapo for ‘misinformation’:Twitter on Sunday removed a tweet from Florida Surgeon General
Trumps does
Deadline for Truth Social:Former President Donald Trump’s quest to establish a
Reefs in distress:Florida reefs are experiencing the “first widespread, mass bleaching event” in seven years and the culprit is, according to scientists: rising ocean temperatures driven by climate change.
Mahi mahi in decline:Fishermen say they are seeing fewer mahi mahi out in the ocean, and the ones they are catching are much smaller, according to a group of multi-generational fishermen. They say the use of mono-filament line used to target the fish en masse is reducing the population rapidly.
Note: We’ll be off next week for an autumn break.
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