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Hello and welcome to Monday.
Ticking away the moments So here we are yet again 55 days of the annual Florida Legislature session gone and just five days of wall-to-wall action left.
Different from the rest It’s been an extremely odd session by all accounts as the Capitol has remain largely closed and a fair amount of deal-making was probably done in nearby restaurants and bars rather than the nearly-silent halls.
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Hello and welcome to Friday.
The daily rundown Between Wednesday and Thursday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 6,684 (0.3 percent), to 2,191,038; active hospitalizations decreased by 82 (2.3 percent), to 3,411; deaths of Florida residents rose by 80 (0.2 percent), to 34,696; 8,307,032 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.23.21
President
Joe Biden and Gov.
Ron DeSantis may not like each other, but they have one thing in common: Solid approval among Florida voters.
A new poll from bipartisan firm RABA Research found the stateâs top elected official and the Commander in Chief both have approval ratings in the positive by double-digits.
DeSantis, midway through his first term, has the approval of 56% of voters compared to 42% who disapprove, giving him a plus-14 favorability rating. Biden, whoâs wrapping up his first 100 days, is above water 54%-42%, or plus-12.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.20.21
Good Tuesday morning.
Breaking overnight â â
Gov. DeSantis signs online sales tax planâ via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics â DeSantis has signed the online sales tax bill into law, answering the question of whether he would act on the bill or let it roll into law without his John Hancock. An estimated $1 billion in revenue would come from the new enforcement of sales taxes technically already owed on purchases Floridians make from out-of-state sellers, but which few Floridians pay. DeSantis had until midnight to sign or veto the bill into law or else it would have gone into effect without his signature. Lawmakers sent him the bill on April 12. He waited until one hour left in the day Monday to send the alert that he had signed the measure. DeSantis never signaled his support for the plan. If anything, he voiced his opposition.