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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.20.21 Good Tuesday morning. Breaking overnight — “ Gov. DeSantis signs online sales tax plan” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — DeSantis has signed the online sales tax bill into law, answering the question of whether he would act on the bill or let it roll into law without his John Hancock. An estimated $1 billion in revenue would come from the new enforcement of sales taxes technically already owed on purchases Floridians make from out-of-state sellers, but which few Floridians pay. DeSa...

It’s steaming through the Legislature, more than likely headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ desk. Critics argue it’s a blatant attempt to silence the Black Lives Matter protests. The American Civil Liberties Union said the bill “chills speech, silences dissent and criminalizes peaceful protesters advocating for racial justice.” Supporters, aghast, say, That’s! Just! Not! So! Anyway, a caller from Sarasota identified herself as an escort at Planned Parenthood. She wondered if the anti-riot safety measures applied to her and the clinic. She told of routine harassment from protesters and ...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.2.21 The Legislative Session is here, and Florida Influencers believe that come April 30, Gov. Ron DeSantis will be the big winner. Florida Politics asked the state’s top consultants, lobbyists and political minds who stands to have the best Legislative Session and 43% picked the Governor. His believers include more than half of Republican Influencers, with just 27% of Democrats saying he’s their early favorite. For the minority party, that honor goes to Senate President Wilton Simpson, albeit by a nar...

WMNF loading... Roe V. Wade turned 48 Friday and women are still fighting to save it Share this: The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe V. Wade decision turned 48 Friday. But reproductive rights advocates are still fighting to protect women’s right to choose. LISTEN: As they’ve done for more than two decades, members of the Pinellas County National Organization of Women – and more recently Progress Florida – gathered in downtown St. Petersburg to celebrate the ruling. “I’m Amy Weintraub and I’m the reproductive rights program director for Progress Florida. Today is the annivers...