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Hello and welcome to Monday.
The daily rundown Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 6,834 (0.3 percent), to 2,168,901; active hospitalizations increased by 71 (nearly 2.2. percent), to 3,324; deaths of Florida residents rose by 35 (0.1 percent), to 34,439; 8,016,441 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Gaetz continues to lash out Plenty of GOP candidates could run for Gaetz s seat Trump ramps up GOP civil war with Mar-a-Lago speech Hastings death sets up political showdown
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Hello and welcome to Monday.
The daily rundown Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,520 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 2,124,233; active hospitalizations increased 87 (nearly 2.9 percent), to 3,102; deaths of Florida residents rose by 7, to 34,021; 7,213,793 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Palm Beach story A CNN story saying Rep. Matt Gaetz sought a meeting with Donald Trump drew criticism late Sunday from the congressman and a senior adviser for the former president. The news network reported that Gaetz who is under federal investigation into whether he violated sex trafficking laws wanted to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after reports of the probe broke but that the request was rejected
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.12.21
Good Monday morning.
I wrote a little something about the race to be Speaker of the Florida House in 2026. I believe it’s worthy of your time.
Stephanie Cardozo, external affairs director to Agriculture Commissioner
Nikki Fried.
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Brian Crowley, former member of the Florida Capitol Press Corps and publisher of The Crowley Report, at the Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg.
Brian Crowley was seen hanging out in The Burg.
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Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.22.21
Here s your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State.
With the state government firmly in Republican control since the last century, Florida policymakers have been extremely friendly to free-market principles.
At the same time, local governments decry the trend of state lawmakers passing so-called preemption bills, which the locals believe step on cherished home-rule principles of local democracy.
Thatâs why itâs particularly shocking that some local governments in the Panhandle are sticking it to local builders â and, ultimately, to the homeowners, these governments are supposed to serve.
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The daily rundown Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,294 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 2,057,735; active hospitalizations rose 7 (0.2 percent) to 2,938; deaths of Florida residents rose by 87 (nearly 0.3 percent) to 33,425; 5,871,740 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine.