/ Contractors replace a roof on a Panama City resident's home almost one year after Hurricane Michael devastated the region. More dollars are gradually becoming available to aid communities recovering from Hurricane Michael. Democratic state Senator Loranne Ausley of Quincy says state lawmakers are granting authority to the state Department of Emergency Management to release roughly $1.4 billion dollars in federal aid to help reimburse communities for debris removal, emergency services and building repairs. “This money has been a long-time coming and its very-much needed and these communities need it now.” Ausley says it still remains uncertain when the state will receive that money.