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Former State Rep. Richard Laird died Monday afternoon at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. He represented Randolph, Clay and Chambers counties in Montgomery for 36 years from 1978 to 2014. He was named by his peers as one of the top 15 members of the Alabama House of Representatives for six years and was the recipient of the Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. When he announced his inten­tion not to run for re-election, he told The Leader, “God tells us we donâ€...

Despite Covid-19, DeSantis is holding a party with legislators — Governor sued over withholding public records on coronavirus — Electoral College vote today Presented by CVS Health 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 ...