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Michael Moline is a former assistant managing editor of The National Law Journal and managing editor of the San Francisco Daily Journal. Previously, he reported on politics and the courts in Tallahassee for United Press International. He is a graduate of Florida State University, where he served as editor of the Florida Flambeau. His family’s roots in Jackson County date back many generations.

Nursing homes remain in the dark four days after Hurricane Hermine [Updated]

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Residents of two Tallahassee nursing homes languished without electricity Monday, relying on generators to power cooling and critical medical equipment four days after Hurricane Hermine left most of the city in the dark. “When I drive down Capital Circle and see that McDonald’s has power and two of our nursing centers don’t have power, it’s concerning,” said Kristin Knapp, spokeswoman for the Florida Health Care Association, the trade group representing nursing homes. Two nursing homes have come back online within…

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Post-Hermine scams reported in Taylor County

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First comes the natural disaster. Then come the scam artists. Someone is going around Taylor County claiming to represent the Federal Emergency Management Agency and demanding $150 to help people file Hurricane Hermine-related insurance claims, the state Department of Financial Services said Monday. “There is no fee to file a FEMA claim and Floridians who encounter this scam should report it by calling the Department’s Consumer Insurance Helpline at 1-877-693-5236,” the department said in a news release. “Consumers can also…

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Hermine has passed but danger has not, Rick Scott warns

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Don’t let your guard down now that Hurricane Hermine has passed, Gov. Rick Scott urged Friday. “We know there is a lot of work left to do following this storm. We will spend the coming days assessing the damage and responding to the needs of our communities and Florida families,” he said. “The number one thing is to stay safe. While the storm has passed through our state, everyone must still take precautions and stay tuned to local weather stations for…

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Hermine insurance tips from the ‘Master of Disaster’

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What’s the first thing you should do with Hurricane Hermine approaching? “Secure family, important documents, and possessions, then contact family members outside of the disaster area to let them know your current situation.” That was the word Thursday from Chip Merlin, founder of the Merlin Law Group in Tampa. Dubbed the “Master of Disaster” by the Tampa Bay Times for post-catastrophe tangling with insurers, he released a pre-hurricane tip sheet for Floridians. “Homeowners should do a few very important things…

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Rick Scott closes state offices in 51 counties as Hermine looms

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How serious is Tropical Storm Hermine? Gov. Rick Scott said the words “life threatening” five times Thursday during a 15-minute press briefing at the state’s Emergency Operations Center. He wanted, he said, to impress on Floridians jaded by a decade without major storms, or new to the state, or visiting, that this thing could kill you. “It’s going to impact us from Tampa Bay all the way to Pensacola,” Scott said. “We are going to have storm surge — three…

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Pam Bondi on the hunt for price gougers during Hermine

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Thinking about making a killing during Florida’s weather emergency? Don’t. State law strictly prohibits price gouging. And Attorney General Pam Bondi has activated Florida’s price-gouging hotline to field reports of the same from consumers during Tropical Storm Hermine. The law applies in the counties where Gov. Rick Scott’s state of emergency prevails. It prohibits extreme hikes in the prices of essential commodities, including food, gasoline, ice, hotel rooms, lumber, and water. Anyone who encounters price gougers can report them to…

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Florida insurers say they’re ready as Hermine nears

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Hermine’s coming. Got your homeowner’s insurance policy handy? You might want to, said Logan McFaddin, Florida regional manager for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency across a broad swath of the state Wednesday because of a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico, forecast to hit the Gulf Coast as a tropical storm or hurricane on Thursday. Later Wednesday, the system was upgraded to Tropical Storm Hermine. He called upon Floridians to make…

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