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.
You know, like
Don
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.
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Hello and welcome to Friday.
The daily rundown Between Wednesday and Thursday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,065 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 1,962,651; active hospitalizations went down by 53 (nearly 1.7 percent), to 3,158; deaths rose by 92 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 32,040; 3,895,656 Floridians have had at least one dose of a vaccine.
Well, let’s see how this goes now President Joe Biden gave his first prime-time presidential address Thursday night where he said all American adults will be eligible for coronavirus vaccination by May.
Counting down Biden’s new timeline came just hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that Florida may open up vaccine eligibility sooner. The governor already announced that Florida would lower its age restriction to 60 years old on Monday, and plans to drop the threshold to 55 sometime later this month. “We could be in a position, sometime in April, where it’s just available, and p
Manny Diaz Florida bill could impact use of vacation rentals and local inspections nwfdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwfdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At the heart of the legislative wrangling is an effort to 'preempt' regulation of short-term rental properties to the state, which draws opposition from city and county officials because it would take away local authority.
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Hello and welcome to Thursday.
The daily rundown Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,853 (0.2 percent), to 1,957,586; active hospitalizations went down by 99 (3 percent), to 3,211; deaths rose by 59 (0.2 percent), to 31,948; 3,784,870 Floridians have had at least one dose of a vaccine.