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Florida’s year-round sales tax exemption on essential hurricane supplies now in effect
Hurricane preparedness items like batteries, portable generators and tarps are permanently exempt from state sales tax.
Could Alligator Alcatraz withstand a tropical storm or hurricane? Here's what a Florida official says
Florida Executive Director of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie spoke on Alligator Alcatraz's structural integrity during a ...
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Hundreds of immigrants to arrive at Everglades detention center tonight, Uthmeier announces
Hundreds of immigrants awaiting deportation will arrive Wednesday night at the detention center the state built in the ...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Floods Within Hours of Opening Amid Summer Rainstorm
In the Florida deluge, water quickly seeps into the tent structures designed to house as many as 3,000 detainees.
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Stock up any time: Florida ends sales tax on hurricane prep supplies
Floridians can now save on disaster supplies year-round. A new law removes sales tax on essential items like batteries, ...
Trump toured Florida’s immigration detention center in the Everglades. Here’s what to know
The new immigration detention center at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades that President Donald Trump visited ...
Could a tropical storm impact your Florida Fourth of July plans? Forecast, possible scenarios
While water temperatures are warm enough in the Gulf to support tropical development, Saharan dust and wind shear could keep ...
Florida Blue, Broward Health hit standstill over costs. What it means for patients
As of July 1, all Broward Health services, facilities, clinics and physicians will be impacted by the standstill between ...
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Maxwell: In Florida, it’s always an ‘emergency.’ The ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ backstory - Sun Sentinel
In order to grant himself the special powers he needed to seize control of land for “Alligator Alcatraz,” Gov. Ron DeSantis had to extend a self-declared “state of emergency&#8221… ...