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The Democrat’s Covid relief bill “represents one of the most generous expansions of aid to the poor in recent history, while also showering thousands or, in some cases, tens of thousands of dollars on Americans families navigating the coronavirus pandemic,” The Washington Post’s Heather Long, Alyssa Fowers and Andrew Van Dam reported over the weekend.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan focuses largely on low- and middle-income Americans, along with state and local governments, while providing relatively little for corporations and the wealthy. The surge in spending will drive household incomes to their highest levels in many years and cut poverty by about a third, experts say.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.8.21
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What they’re reading on the Plaza level: As Florida’s Governor continues to defend himself against various slays related to his COVID-19 response and, now, vaccine rollout,
Ron DeSantis‘ role in the virus has been vindicating. The state’s numbers are lower than places with Democratic Governors, like New York and California, but its economy, saved from extended lockdowns, is thriving. No doubt Team DeSantis is already prepping news conference quips to tout their success.
Ron DeSantis gets vindicated. Image via AP.
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Two reasons Republicans outperformed polls: We know the 2020 election was so last year, but the Monday morning quarterbacking persists, nonetheless. FiveThirtyEight ponders two theories on why polls underestimated GOP success: former President