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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signs a law that immediately enhances criminal penalties for crimes committed during protests that turn violent.
TALLAHASSEE - Veto season, or at least the annual rite of asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to reject bills, has arrived after the 2021 legislative session.
Groups and individuals are sending emails to the governor’s office urging DeSantis to veto or sign bills, regardless of whether the measures were overwhelmingly backed by the Legislature or eked through.
Some of the loudest calls have come against measures that would impose new election rules (SB 90); impose a ban on transgender females playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams (SB 1028); overturn a referendum in Key West that restricted cruise ships (SB 1194); limit impact fees that developers pay to local governments (HB 337); and block local governments from banning gas stations or mandating that the retailers offer such things as electric-vehicle charging stations (HB 839).
Congress’ COVID-19 relief package falls short, advocates say, but staves off disaster for millions of renters
Orlando Sentinel 12/22/2020 Caroline Glenn, Orlando Sentinel
The $900 million relief package approved by Congress late Monday will save renters who without it faced losing their homes, but it isn’t enough, housing advocates say.
Along with aid for the distribution of vaccines, the long-sought package provides Americans with a one-time $600 stimulus check, half of what they received earlier in the pandemic; $300 weekly federal unemployment, also half of the previous deal; and extends the national eviction moratorium until Jan. 31.
Florida, where more than 30,000 evictions have been filed since April, will receive about $1.4 billion in rental assistance, to replenish city and county programs that have been drained since the last round of funding was approved in March.
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