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Feb 23, 2021

Senate GOP committee spends 450K for new digs

The Florida Senate Republicans’ campaign committee paid $450,000 in cash to purchase a restored 120-year-old building in Tallahassee this month, Senate President Wilton Simpson confirmed on Monday.
Feb 23, 2021

By the numbers: Counties with the most COVID-19 deaths

Florida on Monday exceeded 30,000 residents deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic started last year. Here are the 15 counties with the most resident deaths:

— Miami-Dade: 5,314

— Palm Beach: 2,412

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Feb 22, 2021

10 big issues to watch during the 2021 session

The 2021 legislative session will start March 2, with Gov. Ron DeSantis giving the annual State of the State address.

Lawmakers will take up a wide range of issues during the 60-day session, along with negotiating a budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Here are 10 big issues to watch during the session:

Feb 22, 2021

Gulf Power customers could face Sally costs

The Florida Public Service Commission next week could approve a proposal that would lead to Gulf Power Co. customers paying $206 million for costs related to Hurricane Sally.
Feb 22, 2021

Fried won’t lower flags for Limbaugh

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried intends to defy a call by Gov. Ron DeSantis to lower flags to half-staff to honor conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who died last week.
Feb 22, 2021

Prison guard changes pitched for ‘system in crisis’

 Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mark Inch has been making the rounds in Tallahassee to pitch lawmakers on a plan to spend more than $26 million to shorten prison guards’ regular daily work shifts. Inch sells the switch from 12-hour shifts to 8.5-hour shifts, already in effect at roughly a third of Florida’s state-run prisons, […]
Feb 22, 2021

DeSantis pushes for election changes

 Contending the state needs to strengthen election integrity, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday proposed a series of changes in Florida’s voting process.

DeSantis made the announcement three months after proclaiming that Florida had vanquished the “ghost” of the 2000 presidential recount and other well-documented election problems.

Feb 19, 2021

Florida to lower flags for Limbaugh

Florida will lower flags to half-staff after funeral plans are set for conservative media icon Rush Limbaugh, a Palm Beach resident who died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
Feb 19, 2021

Session opening not so festive during pandemic

Breaking with longstanding tradition because of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Florida Senate and House will not gather in one place to kick off the 2021 legislative session and hear Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address.
Feb 19, 2021

By the numbers: COVID-19 vaccinations by age

Through Wednesday, 2,551,882 people had received COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida. Here is a breakdown of the number of people vaccinated by age group:

— 16 to 24 years old: 30,908

— 25 to 34 years old: 100,169

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