Hurricane, home improvement aid teed up

Jim Turner, News Service Florida Contributor Florida lawmakers will soon take up proposals that would boost assistance after Hurricane Idalia and provide money to ease a backlog of residents seeking to lower insurance premiums by improving their homes. The proposals, released on Thursday, Nov. 2, in advance of the start of a special legislative session on Monday, Nov. 6, would provide about $416 million to various efforts tied to the hurricane and to the My Safe Florida Home Program. Simil