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Rural leaders worry about ‘devastating prison closures
A plan to shutter up to four state prisons is alarming officials in Florida’s rural regions where correctional institutions have played an outsized role in providing jobs and supporting businesses for decades. Senate President Wilton Simpson’s proposal to consolidate prisons and demolish four facilities drew bipartisan pushback when it was released recently as lawmakers began to piece together next year’s state budget. Simpson, R-Trilby, has defended consolidation and closures, saying the plan is designed to resuscitate a prison system in crisis. More from the News Service of Florida.
Meet Maggie, the dog greeting people at the Tampa Greyhound Track vaccine site
The five-month-old black Labrador belongs to the siteâs incident commander.
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Site mascot, Maggie, a 5-month-old black lab belonging to incident commander Carole Covey, is pictured at the FEMA-run vaccination site located at the Tampa Greyhound Track, on the first day the eligibility age dropped to 18 and up, Monday in Tampa. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]
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Well, maybe itâs official. Sheâs got a badge and everything.
The five-month-old black Labrador belongs to Carole Covey, the siteâs incident commander. Every morning, Maggie â who also has her own Instagram account â runs through the tents at the vaccine site before people show up to get their shots.
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TAMPA, Fla. Next week, Florida is expected to receive its largest supply of the COVID-19 vaccine yet.
What You Need To Know
Florida to receive over 800,000 vaccines next week
Here s the breakdown:
286,650 doses of Pfizer
217,400 doses of Moderna
The shipment will include more than double the amount of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine that the state received during the final week of March.
According to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Florida is expected to get 313,200 doses of Johnson & Johnson, 286,650 doses of Pfizer, and 217,400 of Moderna. Both the Pfizer and Moderna shipments include an equal number of second shots.