Legislators power through measure to overturn Key West vote
As a result of the November vote, the city will ban cruise ships with more than 1,300 passengers from docking at the city port as soon as cruise ship travel resumes and the federal no-sail order is lifted.
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The Carnival Pride cruise ship arrives at Port Miami, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Miami. Lawmakers revived a bill aimed at limiting cruise traffic into the port of Key West. Local business groups, fishermen and activists who organized the effort said their goal was not to end cruise ship traffic but to restrict the largest vessels that they say are damaging the coral reef on which their livelihoods depend. [ LYNNE SLADKY | AP ]
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The business developer who operates the Key West pier which gets most of the city’s cruise ship traffic has donated nearly $1 million to the political committee of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Legislation that would overturn a voter-approved referendum to limit cruise traffic is up for a vote in the House today and may soon be on its way to the governor’s desk.
At the onset of the legislative session, companies owned by Mark Walsh, a Delray Beach-based businessman who owns Pier B Development, gave $995,000 to Friends of Ron DeSantis, the political committee operated by the governor, according to data collected by the Florida Division of Elections and analyzed by the Herald/Times. DeSantis is expected to announce his bid for reelection soon, likely after the special legislative session scheduled for May 17.
Pier Operator Fighting Key West Cruise Referendum Gives DeSantis Committee $1 Million
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