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.
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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.
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The Florida transportation department has formally told the Friends of the Wekiva River that the I-4 construction project was not the cause of the disastrous clogging of the Little Wekiva River.
He wants to tackle local issues
The representative hopes to tackle a variety of issues that have been impacting the community, with a focus on local water quality and studies.
Specifically, Truenow has filed a bill that would allow for a study of Little Wekiva River, where sediment accumulation and water quality would be measured. He has also filed several bills for the 2021 legislative session that would work to improve drinking water systems for Groveland and Monteverde, as well as improving wastewater treatment facilities throughout the area.
Truenow is also a co-sponsor on a bill that would allow counties to create boards comprised of qualified volunteers to investigate situations of alleged retaliatory conduct by landlords against tenants - and to impose fines if necessary. This bill was inspired by Marie Wissler, a Leesburg woman who says her apartment complex retaliated against her after she reported issues to code enforcement.