Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced another round of state awards to fund rural infrastructure improvements and proclaimed a special session for even more redistricting.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at a marina in Steinhatchee.

President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a federal disaster declaration to help state and local recovery efforts after the Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slammed into North Florida’s Big Bend region and caused widespread damage.

Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state.