ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. - A new Florida law pitched as a way to help communities rebuild faster after hurricanes is drawing backlash from local communities, organizations and some local officials, who say it actually limits city and county control.

State Rep. Linda Chaney (R–St. Pete Beach) says she’ll seek to repeal portions of the measure in the next legislative session.

What is SB 180?

The backstory:

Signed in July, SB 180 was billed as a hurricane recovery bill. The legislation passed with near-unanimous support and aims to streamline post-storm permitting, reduce certain fees, and expand training for emergency management officials.

"So that bill was written out of experience, real-life experience. So there’s a lot of good things in that bill," Chaney said. "And then the poison

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