DeSantis Faces Critical Decision on Cruise Ships in Key West

KEY WEST, Fla. — Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, when cruise ships filled with sickened passengers were blocked from U.S. ports, residents in Key West, Florida, have been trying to limit the size and number of vacation vessels on the tiny island, using the momentum created during the pandemic to argue for continuing restrictions on cruise vessels. Activists flooded City Commission meetings, protested on the dock, collected signatures and managed to pass three ballot measures in

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