The president and CEO of the business group the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance argues that the Broward County Commission should hire Deputy County Administrator Monica Cepero as Broward's next county administrator rather than conduct a broad search to potentially hire someone from outside county administration.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.23.21
President
Joe Biden and Gov.
Ron DeSantis may not like each other, but they have one thing in common: Solid approval among Florida voters.
A new poll from bipartisan firm RABA Research found the stateâs top elected official and the Commander in Chief both have approval ratings in the positive by double-digits.
DeSantis, midway through his first term, has the approval of 56% of voters compared to 42% who disapprove, giving him a plus-14 favorability rating. Biden, whoâs wrapping up his first 100 days, is above water 54%-42%, or plus-12.
Law enforcement agencies across South Florida on Monday began figuring out how to enforce Florida’s new anti-riot law while trying not to restrict people’s right to demonstrate.
As anti-riot law takes effect, will the cops really jail rioters in Florida?
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Law enforcement agencies across South Florida on Monday began figuring out how to enforce Florida’s new anti-riot law while trying not to restrict people’s right to demonstrate.
The new law has been touted as the strongest anti-riot, pro-law enforcement legislation in the country. It was signed into law in Florida as an on-edge nation awaits the verdict in the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Dean Trantalis, the mayor of Fort Lauderdale, said the city has no intention of stifling free speech and freedom of assembly something that critics of the measure believe the law will do. Local lawmakers such as Trantalis and Broward Mayor Steve Geller say the law pushed through by Gov. Ron DeSantis could do much more harm than good.
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Hello and welcome to Tuesday. It’s 4/20 – and apparently a proposed bill that would cap THC in medical marijuana is dead.
The daily rundown Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,237 (nearly 0.2 percent), to 2,173,138; active hospitalizations increased by 120 (3.6 percent), to 3,444; deaths of Florida residents rose by 32, to 34,471; 8,069,752 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine
Waiting It’s not clear exactly when voters will get to pick a successor to the recently-deceased Rep. Alcee Hastings. But that isn’t stopping the ripple effects around the South Florida congressional seat.