EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

Orlando Sentinel  

2023 Central Florida hurricane season guide: How to prepare  

Powerful Hurricane Ian, the costliest storm in Florida history and one of the deadliest, wreaked havoc in Central Florida. 

 

WTTV 

Orange County considers buying out homeowners in flood-prone Orlo Vista  

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County is considering buying out homeowners who live in a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Ian. 

 

LEGISLATION 

WJCT 

DeSantis signs Florida’s controversial growth bill  

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that environmental groups say will make it harder to limit sprawling development in Florida. But supporters of the measure say it will reduce frivolous lawsuits in Florida.