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Pete Gaynor has extensive experience at the local and state level dealing with natural disasters, but he faces something different now.
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The agency is best known for coordinating aid after natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes. But responding to the coronavirus pandemic is a very different job.
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Tens of thousands of homeowners may now have to start paying hundreds of dollars or more each year in flood insurance, thanks to an update in maps that…
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South Florida is getting new flood risk maps that are redrawing the lines for what property is in high-risk areas.The maps, set by the Federal Emergency…
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Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired the heads of Puerto Rico’s housing and family departments Sunday in the latest fallout over the discovery of a warehouse filled…
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HUD says it is releasing more than $8 billion in aid to Puerto Rico. The deadline to do so was in September. The aid is for rebuilding after devastating Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck in 2017.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling the 2020 legislative session the ‘Year of the Teacher,’ and recently rolled out his budget asks for K-12...
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Floridians have another year of reprieve before they face a likely hike in their flood insurance premiums, thanks to political pressure from Congress over…
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The last time the Florida building code changed, it required any new construction along the coast to elevate buildings a whole foot. Just three years…
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Images of devastating storm damage and droughts around the world this year have been drawing attention to the risks of global warming, particularly to the…
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The transfer of funds has ignited new criticism that the administration's intense focus on the border and immigration enforcement is leaving the United States vulnerable to other threats.
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Floridians are bracing for a major hurricane just as funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is being directed away from disaster…