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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The daily rundown
— Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,065 (0.2 percent), to 1,868,772; active hospitalizations went down by 53 (nearly 1.3 percent), to 4,160; deaths among Florida residents rose by 93 (0.3 percent), to 29,906; 2,693,953 Floridians have at least one dose of the vaccine.
It’s a small world — The biggest stars of the conservative political world and the Trump movement will descend upon central Florida in the coming days, including former President and Florida man himself Donald Trump.
Florida men and women — The detailed agenda for the Conservative Political Action Conference released late Sunday also shows that a long line of Florida GOP politicians will be in place as well: Rep. Byron Donalds will discuss criminal justice reform, Rep. Matt Gaetz gets not one but two speaking slots, while Sen. Rick Scott will discuss “unlocking our churches, our voices and social media accounts.” Rep. Kat Cammack and Rep. Greg Steube are scheduled to appear and state Rep. Fiona McFarland will be on stage twice as well. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi — who remained relatively quiet during the post-election fallout — will also make an appearance.
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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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Good Monday morning.
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.