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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.3.21 Good Monday morning. . The Seminole Tribe of Florida is out with a new 60-second ad, aiming to rally support for a new gaming Compact with the state. The ad drops around two weeks before a Special Legislative Session will convene to finalize that agreement. The new minute long-spot, titled “ The Seminole Story,” highlights existing economic benefits from the current gaming structure and argues the new compact will expand those benefits. “Amid a storm of challenge and loss, this Florida story gave rise t...

Right here in Brevard County at our Port Canaveral, one of the great economic tragedies of the pandemic is ongoing.   For years, Port Canaveral has been a shining beacon of economic opportunity, but due to pandemic protocols, blanket mandates and failure to act it has been reduced to a hole in the water. Florida needs to invest in restarting our ports or we are in danger of losing human resource talent, physical and financial resources and more precious time. Investment starts with the $258 million Governor Ron DeSantis has promised to our Florida Ports.  This money will go towards keepi...

As another generation of astronauts launches from the Space Coast — now on SpaceX rockets — Thompson is seeing a resurgence of revenue tied to the space program. And so are other local businesses, ranging from hotels to gas stations. Space Coast Office of Tourism Executive Director Peter Cranis said an estimated 220,000 people from outside the county came to Brevard for the first SpaceX Crew Dragon human spaceflight last May. Unlike in the shuttle era, the Office of Tourism now can track visitor counts through a sophisticated method of using cellphone signals, and can determine how many o...

Only first doses of the two-shot Moderna vaccine will be provided during these expanded hours. After people receive their first dose, they will be given an appointment before they leave the site, so they can have a reserved time to receive the second dose of the vaccine four weeks later. Anyone age 18 and up is eligible to be vaccinated. This will be the first time the Department of Health is holding no-appointment-necessary vaccinations at the Viera drive-thru location. Reducing waiting list Officials are hoping this will help reduce the number of Brevard County residents who want a COVID-1...