Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.22.21
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If it’s time for a pickle pizza, that must mean it’s time for the Florida State Fair.
Yes, that 11-day celebration of crafts, displays, agriculture exhibits, thrill rides, and really weird food begins today at the state fairgrounds in Tampa.
Normally by now, the Fair would be long gone, but as we all know, there is nothing normal about this time. Originally scheduled to open on Feb. 11, organizers deferred to COVID-19 and moved the Fair back more than two months.
State CFO Jimmy Patronis
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis vows state can and will do better for the families of children brain-damaged at birth
Patronis: We ve got to figure out a way to make things easier for them
Declaring that Florida leaders can and will do better for the families of catastrophically brain-damaged children, the state s top financial regulator has initiated an audit of the state program that oversees care for those injured in childbirth.
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said Thursday that the Office of Insurance Regulation, which he supervises, will examine the books of the state s Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, or NICA. Patronis office already has begun an inspection of the program, which was the subject of an investigative report published hours earlier by the
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Governor Ron DeSantis signs anti-rioting legislation
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Legislative leaders and law enforcement officials from across the state applaud the passage of House Bill 1 to prevent mob violence, support peaceful protest and stand with our law enforcement.
Winter Haven, Fla. – Today, during a press conference at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by legislative leadership and law enforcement officials from across the state to sign the “Combating Public Disorder Act” into law. The bill, HB 1, takes a robust approach to uphold the rule of law, stand with those serving in law enforcement and enforce Florida’s zero tolerance policy for violent and disorderly assemblies. The bill comes in the wake of ongoing violence, rioting and other forms of civil unrest throughout the United States over the last two years.
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NICA, as the program is called, came under fire this month when the Miami Herald, in partnership with ProPublica, began publishing a series of stories detailing the plight of families in the program, some of whom say they are forced to plead for medical care and services their children need.