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Coffee is for closers. So is Sunburn, your morning rundown of Florida politics.

Coffee is for closers. So is Sunburn, your morning rundown of Florida politics.

Your morning review of the issues and players behind Florida politics.

COVID-19 dominates another year in Florida politics.

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Coffee is for closers. So is Sunburn, your morning rundown of Florida politics.

Communications was supposed to be a key ingredient of Floridas vaccine rollout. Until it wasnt. A three-month vacancy in top communications personnel only deepened the continued lack of transparency that has plagued the states response to the pandemic since the beginning, say lawmakers and government watchdog groups who receive hundreds of calls from Floridians each day searching for answers. “These are crucial positions. That, combined with concerns these offices are slow-walking public re...

Coming to Sarasota is a breeze. Step off a plane at SRQ, which director Fred Piccolo maintains as the cleanest and easiest of airports anywhere to pass through. Or hop on I-75, stopping only for food, fuel or perhaps a speeding ticket from the State Highway Patrol. You can even choose to have your car transported and relax on a plane or train. No-fuss. Welcome to Paradise. But go back a few generations. Not to the hard-fraught days of oxen, mules, horses and covered wagons when the long j...

Sick leave concerns mount as school coronavirus cases rise Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times © Douglas R. Clifford/Times/Tampa Bay Times/TNS A sign encourages social distancing at Innovations Preparatory Academy in Wesley Chapel. Schools across Florida are encouraging this mitigation strategy and others as they reopen for second semester with more students returning for in-person learning. Coronavirus cases spiked over winter break — a result of family activities, accord...

Gov. DeSantis spokesman Piccolo deletes Twitter account, resigns as Comms Director File and last updated 2020-12-30 22:34:08-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Governor Ron DeSantis Communications Director, Fred Piccolo, confirmed to ABC 27 he will exit and take a new position at the Department of Education, starting January 6, 2021. Piccolo said he gave his notice on December 23, before “the tweet.” Based on Danny Riveros tweet in response to Piccolos, the Comms Directors tweet came...