Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.14.21
A reminder: It’s Seersucker Day in the Capitol.
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Gov.
Ron DeSantisâ COVID-19 response may be getting dragged through the mud by national media, but a new survey shows Florida voters are fans.
Polling firm Cygnal surveyed 800 likely general election voters in Florida and found 60% believe DeSantis has done a good job navigating the state through the pandemic. That beats the 58% approval earned by the Joe Biden administration and the 49% approval for
Donald
Ron DeSantis gets high marks for his COVID-19 response strategy.
Floridians arenât just fans of DeSantisâ plans; theyâre fans of the man himself, handing him a plus-17 job approval rating halfway through his first term. The media, which has taken to thrashing DeSantis a few times in recent weeks, earned a minus-14 approval rating from the same set of voters.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.8.21
Good Thursday morning.
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Multiple sources close to @HalseyBeshears, fmr Sec y of @FloridaDBPR under @GovRonDeSantis , tell @Fla Pol that he is third Florida Republican embroiled in the @MattGaetz & Joel Greenberg scandal.
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As the vaccine rollout continues and state case numbers hover near pandemic-era lows, businesses are reporting improved confidence theyâll be able to keep their doors open.
Nearly seven in 10 Florida small businesses now believe theyâll be able to stay open for at least the next six months, according to Facebookâs latest â
Easter and Passover, as brought to you by these lobbyists and political associations
However you celebrate this springtime, take a moment to enjoy the long weekend.
Last year, people were optimistic the pandemic would be over by Easter 2020. Here we are in Easter 2021 and it’s still going. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
For the fifth year running, the holiday sneaked into April barely. That’ll be the case for another couple years thanks to
For the dedicated few in The Process, this weekend and the Legislature’s lax Friday and Monday
schedule will serve as a much-needed halftime break before the back half of the 2021 Legislative Session.
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Last year, people were optimistic the pandemic would be over by Easter 2020. Here we are in Easter 2021 and itâs still going. But thereâs a light at the end of the tunnel.
For the fifth year running, the holiday sneaked into April â barely. Thatâll be the case for another couple of years, thanks to
For the dedicated few in The Process, this weekend â and the Legislatureâs lax Friday and Monday
schedule â will serve as a much-needed halftime break before the back half of the 2021 Legislative Session.
For many more, the day will begin with a bright-and-early wake-up and a trip to their place of worship to celebrate the Christian holiday. And for most, Sunday will bring good times with friends and family as well as festive fare such as egg hunts.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.15.21
Here s your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State.
Imagine youâre in the Super Bowl, and you break free after recovering a fumble for an easy touchdown run. Youâre inches from the goal line and start celebrating a bit too early when a speedy wide receiver slaps the ball from your hand, causing another fumble and denying what should have been an easy score.
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Thereâs an analogy in here for Gov.
Ron
DeSantisâ continued COVID-19 response. Despite some early fumbles, Florida has fared comparatively well and, despite all of the partisan hating against him, heâs been right plenty of times.