Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.14.21
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Gov.
Ron DeSantisâ COVID-19 response may be getting dragged through the mud by national media, but a new survey shows Florida voters are fans.
Polling firm Cygnal surveyed 800 likely general election voters in Florida and found 60% believe DeSantis has done a good job navigating the state through the pandemic. That beats the 58% approval earned by the Joe Biden administration and the 49% approval for
Donald
Ron DeSantis gets high marks for his COVID-19 response strategy.
Floridians arenât just fans of DeSantisâ plans; theyâre fans of the man himself, handing him a plus-17 job approval rating halfway through his first term. The media, which has taken to thrashing DeSantis a few times in recent weeks, earned a minus-14 approval rating from the same set of voters.
Tractor-trailer rollover disrupts traffic on Maine Turnpike
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Monticello Man Uninjured in Tractor Trailer Rollover
An Aroostook County man was not injured in a tractor trailer rollover near Litchfield on I-95 around 10:15 am on Wednesday.
54-year-old Gregory Malone Sr. of Monticello was operating the trailer which was carrying 88,000 pounds of potatoes. The accident took place at mile marker 94 along I-95.
As Malone was traveling south the tractor trailer began to swerve resulting in the rollover. The Department of Environmental Protection was called to the scene to cleanup leaked diesel fuel. Besides damage to the tractor trailer about 400 feet of guardrail was damaged along the highway, said police.
The debris from the rollover has forced portions of both I-95 southbound and northbound lanes while cleanup of the potatoes continues. The potatoes had been stored in 100 lb bags.
Senate Panel Supports Tax Break For Florida Homes Impacted By Sea Level Rise
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