Despite Covid-19, DeSantis is holding a party with legislators Governor sued over withholding public records on coronavirus Electoral College vote today
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The daily rundown Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 8,958 (0.8 percent), to 1,125,931; active hospitalizations went up by 62 (1.3 percent) since Friday, to 4,686; deaths rose by 81 (0.4 percent), to 19,866.
Ho, ho, ho So, who’s ready for a Christmas party?
Come on in Despite the warnings from national officials about holiday gatherings, Gov. Ron DeSantis and first lady Casey DeSantis plan to host a holiday reception at the governor’s mansion this evening for state legislators. The reception will come a few hours after Republican electors plan to gather at the state Capitol and officially cast Florida’s 29 Electoral College votes for President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Florida casts its 29 votes for.Trump Lawrence Mower, Tampa Bay Times
TALLAHASSEE Florida’s presidential election wrapped up will little fanfare Monday after the state’s 29 Republican electors cast their votes for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
Meeting in the Senate chambers in the Capitol, the 29 GOP lawmakers, donors and current and former party officials spent an hour casting their electoral college votes. Despite winning Florida, Trump lost the overall presidential race to former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, with his 4-year-old daughter Madison in his lap, watched as the electors signed their choices for President and Vice President, which were then counted by staffers and the results announced.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joins âcharade paradeâ | Letters
Hereâs what readers are saying in Saturdayâs letters to the editor.
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Florida to U.S. Supreme Court: Hear Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden win | Dec. 9
By filing a brief with the Supreme Court supporting a Texas lawsuit to invalidate the election results in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has officially joined the ranks of the charade parade. Moodyâs rationale â the filing was made for the âsake of democracyâ â actually emboldens autocracy at the expense of democracy. With all 50 states and the District of Columbia having certified the results of the election, the move to undermine the will of the people by President Donald Trumpâs loyalists will be remembered by history as the moment democracy came close to succumbing to a subversive right wing ideology. Failure by Republicans to admonish Trump for spreadi