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Rick Scott: ‘Now is not the time for politics’

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Florida Governor Rick Scott visited Jacksonville’s Emergency Operations Center on Sunday afternoon, as Jacksonville continues to recover from the wrath of Hurricane Matthew. Scott has been a fixture in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida since Matthew began to pose a threat last week, and spent all day Sunday in Jacksonville, including a trip to Jacksonville Beach in the afternoon. Throughout this week, Scott has been much more comfortable with questions about managing a natural disaster, rather than the political disaster being experienced…

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373K Florida electricity customers still lack power at 3 p.m. Sunday

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Update: The number of electricity customers in the state without power budged a little by the Sunday 3 p.m. report, down to 373,697. Despite a concerted effort by crews, there is still work to be done when it comes to restoring power to Floridians after Hurricane Matthew. Four percent of Florida electric customers — 373,697 — lack power as of 9 a.m. Sunday. Volusia and Flagler Counties are the worst off; 39 percent of Volusia, and 62 percent of Flagler customers, still lack…

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Surrounded by alligators, Matthew cleanup goes on in Florida

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Sure, lots of people in St. Augustine are picking up branches and leaves after Hurricane Matthew blew through town. But only a few are doing it surrounded by alligators. That’s what Jim Darlington and Amie Mercado were doing on Sunday, raking up debris in an alligator pit with the enormous reptiles just a couple of feet away, including one who opened its mouth wide as Mercado approached. That was part of the unusual cleanup at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm,…

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Marina owner post-Matthew: Dodged a bullet? No, it dodged us

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Marina owner Joe Taylor has a different take on whether Florida dodged a bullet during Hurricane Matthew. “We stood still. It dodged us. But we’re grateful,” the 81-year-old Taylor said. Taylor and his wife were in their second home in Portland, Oregon, last Wednesday when forecasts of widespread devastation sent him rushing to Florida to protect his life’s work: the 260-boat marina he built on Camachee Island, between an Atlantic barrier island and the historic former Spanish colonial city of…

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President Obama signs Florida disaster declaration; Rick Scott says it’s not enough

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On Sunday morning, President Barack Obama announced he signed a disaster declaration for Florida in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. However, Gov. Rick Scott asserts it doesn’t go far enough. “The president yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Matthew beginning Oct. 3, 2016, and continuing,” said the communique from the White House. “Federal funding is available to state and eligible…

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Public utilities praise Rick Scott for ‘coordination and cooperation’ during Matthew

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Hurricane Matthew swept up the Atlantic Coast this week, leaving widespread flooding, several deaths and more than a million people without power. For his demeanor and handling of emergency preparation, response and evacuations ahead of the historic storm, many are praising Gov. Rick Scott, including the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA), which represents 34 public power communities across the state. FMEA members provide electricity to more than 3 million residential and business consumers. FMEA Executive Director Barry Moline commended Scott’s leadership…

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How a major league pitcher became a victim of a major hurricane

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When hurricanes strike Florida, sports fade on the priority list as they should. Hurricane Matthew has done significant damage, but fortunately our state avoided a catastrophe. A few sports events, such as LSU vs. Florida, were postponed, but other than that the lives of athletes or programs suffered no lasting damage. Matthew was thought to possess the threat for damage equal to that of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. In the end, whether in sports or real life, there is no…

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