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‘Politics are going to get injected’: Days after Ian, campaigns roar back to life

Even one of the state’s worst natural disasters couldn’t keep politics at bay for long in Florida.

Miami Herald

Editorial: DeSantis' flip-flop on hurricane relief is a study in right-wing hypocrisy

How encouraging that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has discovered the importance of setting aside partisan rancor to help suffering Americans in times of crisis. DeSantis’ willingness to shelve his usual attacks on the Biden administration to politely request emergency federal aid in the wake of Hurricane Ian is an inspiring…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Southwest Florida In Tatters 2 Days After Hurricane Ian’s Rampage

After Hurricane Ian, a monstrous Category 4 hurricane and one of the strongest storms to ever hit the United States.

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Matthew Yglesias: Ron DeSantis and the rise of free-lunch conservatism

As a member of Congress, Ron DeSantis voted against providing federal financial assistance to New York and New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy. Now, as governor of Florida, he’s all for delivering federal money to his state.

Tribune News Service

Florida Reels In Aftermath Of Hurricane Ian, Death Toll Rises

Thousands of people have been rescued in the days since Hurricane Ian ripped a wide path of destruction across Florida.

Zenger

Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified

Several media outlets have identified the mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio

The Independent UK

Orlando fuel prices fall as gas tax holiday takes effect

A one-month gas tax holiday that kicked in Saturday helped to push Orlando-area gas prices to their lowest average since January.

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DeSantis' "Perla" identified as Army vet

Perla Huerta is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent and combat medic specialist

Salon

Ex-US army medic allegedly lured migrants on to flights to Martha’s Vineyard

Perla Huerta was reportedly sent to Texas from Florida to fill planes chartered by DeSantis, offering gift cards to asylum seekers

The Guardian - US

Ian’s nasty swipe at Sanibel cuts deep for many Floridians. Here’s why

TAMPA, Fla. — The images of Hurricane Ian’s aftermath show evidence of Florida’s increasingly dense development — flattened beach communities, boats heaved into piles, mobile homes scattered like toys.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: No, it’s not too soon. After Hurricane Ian, it’s time to say ‘climate change,’ Gov. DeSantis

When Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to a “biblical storm surge,” he was assessing Hurricane Ian’s damage and, unknowingly, prophesying what’s to come in future years and decades in Florida.

Miami Herald

Republicans’ lawless leaders at odds with midterm law and order message

Republicans running in next month’s elections cast their party as tough on crime, despite top party names’ legal scrapes

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump plans to ‘take revenge’ on Ron DeSantis if reelected, niece Mary Trump says

Trump once endorsed DeSantis, but relationship has soured

The Independent UK

Biden and first lady to visit Florida and Puerto Rico after Hurricane Ian devastation

Biden and DeSantis have put aside their political differences to respond to the hurricane

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Salon

What we can learn from Martha's Vineyard

There are lessons for both students and teachers in the Martha's Vineyard spectacle. But they may not be obvious

Miami Herald

Florida residents in Ian’s path had about a day’s warning to evacuate. Was it enough?

It was Tuesday morning, the day before Hurricane Ian bulldozed into Southwest Florida and already less than 24 hours before Gov. Ron DeSantis declared it was too late for remaining residents to evacuate.

Tribune News Service

A toll of destruction: Measuring the brutal aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Making landfall earlier this week on the west coast of Florida, Hurricane Ian’s near Category 5 intensity left behind terrible devastation, leveling homes, bringing life-threatening flooding and leaving millions without power.

Tribune News Service

Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis partner to put satellites in areas struck by Hurricane Ian

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has struck a partnership with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to provide satellite service for areas of Southwest Florida still without internet connectivity after Hurricane Ian.

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Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane Ian: Damage will drive insurance rates even higher, cripple industry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With early predictions of $50 billion in damage from Hurricane Ian, experts worry whether the state’s struggling property insurance system will become another casualty of the storm and lead to even higher premiums.

The Guardian - US

DeSantis’s pleas for hurricane aid raise hackles amid vast partisan divide

The Florida governor passes the hat for disaster relief.

Salon

"Statewide book bans" coming to Florida

Florida Republicans were asked to promise that banned books would not literally be burned. They voted that down

WEKU

How local and national leaders are tested by major natural disasters

If handled well, storms like Hurricane Ian can cement politicians' images as community leaders — competent and trusted to help constituents get what they need. If mishandled, they can mar legacies.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian's death toll may have surpassed 50, officials say

MIAMI — Florida officials estimate there may be more than 50 deaths across eight counties linked to Hurricane Ian.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian death toll passes 40, spans eight counties. Damage is ‘worst thing I’ve seen,’ county official says

MIAMI — Florida officials estimated more than 40 deaths across eight counties linked to Hurricane Ian, including from drowning and disconnected oxygen machines due to power outages.

Tribune News Service

Judge favors free speech arguments in prosecutor's case against Gov. Ron DeSantis

TAMPA, Fla. — The federal judge considering Andrew Warren’s challenge to his suspension by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declined in a written order Thursday to immediately reinstate the ousted state attorney, but appeared to favor Warren’s arguments that his removal violated his free speech rights.

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