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Alarmed and angered by soaring flood insurance rates, Manatee and Sarasota residents jammed a meeting held by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. The Friday meeting drew several dozen people who are alarmed about a significant overhaul of the much-criticized program that …

Treasurer John Kennedy is suggesting Louisiana should consider getting in the business of offering flood insurance to its residents, to ease concerns of skyrocketing federal flood insurance rates. Kennedy said Wednesday that state officials should look at the possibility of …