During the storm, which spun past the island last Tuesday and Wednesday, a peak of 750,000 clients were without power.
The Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Scott in November has several plans she says will improve the lives of everyday Floridians struggling to make ends meet in a state that many find unaffordable.
More than 450,000 of 1.4 million customers remained in the dark more than a day after Ernesto swiped past Puerto Rico late Tuesday as a tropical storm before strengthening into a hurricane.
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced late Tuesday that US President Joe Biden had approved his request to use emergency FEMA funds as a result of the tropical storm.
It is expected that the rain will begin by late Monday. Rainfall totals of 4 to 6 inches will be widespread, with up to 10 inches in parts of the island.
According to a recent projected trajectory, the closest approach of the center would be 241 miles to the southwest of Cabo Rojo.
The proposed increase for Citizens Property Insurance policy holders could result in an average 14% hike across the board for policies covering renters, mobile homes, condos, and single-family homes.
Forecasters have predicted a very busy hurricane season, with 20 to 25 named storms.
The new law comes even as a recent poll shows 68% of Floridians want the state government to do more to combat climate change.
