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This week, Representative Christopher Benjamin’s (D-Miami Gardens) bill fighting for African American studies in the great state of Florida was signed into law.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.20.21
Good Tuesday morning.
Breaking overnight â â
Gov. DeSantis signs online sales tax planâ via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics â DeSantis has signed the online sales tax bill into law, answering the question of whether he would act on the bill or let it roll into law without his John Hancock. An estimated $1 billion in revenue would come from the new enforcement of sales taxes technically already owed on purchases Floridians make from out-of-state sellers, but which few Floridians pay. DeSantis had until midnight to sign or veto the bill into law or else it would have gone into effect without his signature. Lawmakers sent him the bill on April 12. He waited until one hour left in the day Monday to send the alert that he had signed the measure. DeSantis never signaled his support for the plan. If anything, he voiced his opposition.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.19.21
In every Session, there are clear winners and losers, while others prove more elusive to pin down.
Once again, Florida Politics is assembling an (arguably) comprehensive look at who walked away from Sine Die 2021 victorious, who tanked, and who landed somewhere in between.
Of course, there is the one bill lawmakers must pass: Floridaâs upcoming state budget.
Crafted in the ever-present shadow of COVID-19, a budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022 came with a new wrinkle â the stateâs slice of a massive federal relief pie. Who does it help, or maybe hurt?