Gov. Ron DeSantis formally launched the 2021 legislative session Tuesday with a State of the State address that touted the state’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and touched on hot-button issues that lawmakers will face over the next 60 days.
DeSantis touts stateâs COVID-19 decisions Photo from DeSantis speech Tuesday. (Source: News Service of Florida) By Jim Saunders | March 2, 2021 at 1:44 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 1:44 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) - Gov. Ron DeSantis formally launched the 2021 legislative session Tuesday with a State of the State address that touted the stateâs actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and touched on hot-button issues that lawmakers will face over the next 60 days.
DeSantis did not announce major new initiatives during the 28-minute speech but tried to contrast Florida with what he described as a âcalamitous realityâ in other states of closed schools and shuttered businesses.
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Left-leaning advocates already face an ideological Mount Everest when trying to persuade the Republican-controlled Legislature to heed their recommendations. But the Florida Senate’s COVID-19 precautions.