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Florida counties where Trump support was heaviest have the lowest vaccination rates in the state In-depth data analysis shows a county’s 2020 presidential pick is an outsized factor in its share of residents who have received a COVID-19 shot Dan DeLuca, Frank Gluck, Lindsey Leake and Chris Persaud, USA TODAY Network — Florida Published 1:09 pm UTC May. 20, 2021 In-depth data analysis shows a county’s 2020 presidential pick is an outsized factor in its share of residents who have received a COVID-19 shot Dan DeLuca, Frank Gluck, Lindsey Leake and Chris Persaud, USA TODAY Network — F...

Grigajtis — who, along with Hodgers, were the youngest party leaders —  also cited what he felt was a generational divide on some issues that made it hard for younger Republicans in a party mostly populated by older adults. In particular: a recent fight over a list of LGBTQ guidelines issued by the Brevard County School District. "It's not an issue I'm concerned with, but they were clearly very concerned with it," Grigajtis said. "No one is concerned about the (municipal) elections? No one is talking about the gun control measures or the debt problem that is spiraling out of cont...

Some leaders of the Brevard Republican Executive Committee expressed concerns Friday about holding in-person meetings this month after at least one contracted COVID-19 following February's executive board meeting. District 4 Chair Susan Hodgers said she was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Feb. 14, four days after the February general meeting of BREC and six days after a meeting of its executive board. "I was just really tired on that Friday," Hodgers said. "On Sunday, what made me to go to urgent care was I lost my sense of taste and smell." Subsequent tests confirmed she was positive for COVID-1...

Old Lyme — Lyme Academy of Fine Arts board of trustees Chairman Stephen Tagliatela, credited with helping the institution transition to an independent academy and recreate itself after its disaffiliation from the University of New Haven, has stepped down after five years, the academy announced. The board elected Michael Duffy, an Old Lyme resident and the president of the Great Oaks Foundation, as the new chairman. Tagliatela this month was presented with the Elisabeth Gordon Chandler medal for his service as chairman from 2015 to 2020, and Rick Lacey, an artist and instructor, has create...