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SHARE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Floridas decennial redistricting process is encountering a pandemic-related delay in data delivery by the U.S. Census Bureau that threatens to hobble an already tight timetable. What You Need To Know  Florida is preparing to start its decennial redistricting process  Street-level demographic data was supposed to be delivered to the state last spring Census officials say the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many of the delays State officials dont expect to have the data...

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Florida may be an ‘oasis of freedom’ in COVID reopenings — but the Capitol is still locked down Sun Sentinel 57 mins ago Skyler Swisher, South Florida Sun-Sentinel © Skyler Swisher The Florida Capitol is temporarily closed to visitors. Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Republican allies have promoted Florida as an “oasis of freedom,” touting a COVID-19 response that favored reopening businesses over continuing public health restrictions. It’s a different story, though, ...

The morning after the debate, Biggs said he began receiving multiple threatening phone calls from blocked and unblocked numbers starting at 8:46 a.m., a report shows. The sheriffs report that was released to The News-Journal does not name Biggs specifically. The victims name and address are redacted, as required by Marsys Law. But the newspaper requested the report after Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Biggs had reported threats several months ago. The victims age and other identif...

Lawmakers try to balance open government & public health Jake Stofan, Tallahassee corespondent Tags:  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – When lawmakers return to the Capitol in the new year, COVID19 will influence how they meet. Both the House and Senate have adopted separate policies for keeping the Capitol safe while still attempting to keep committee proceedings open to the public. Lawmakers have had to strike a balance between open government and public health as they prepare for January committee meet...