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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...

SunStar Contributed photo April 20, 2021 "ARE you excited yet, like we are? We can't wait to ‘see’ and meet all of you at the first session of the PinayTweens100(tm) Book Club '100 Pinay Girls Who Will One Day Influence the World.' We appreciate your being able to join this amazing group of Pinay Tweens!" Marily Mondejar, founder and CEO of the Filipina Women's Network (FWN), is unable to contain her enthusiasm as she welcomes tweens from the Philippines and the US. The tweens will meet and discuss with the authors of DISRUPT. Filipina Women. Proud. Loud. Leading without a Doubt. ...

The younger Weber, a Democratic La Mesa City Councilmember, had nearly 52% of the vote in the special election, according to final unofficial election-night results released Thursday by the Registrar of Voters. A June runoff is possible if the leading vote-getter received less than 50% of votes, but with just 300 outstanding ballots, according to the Registrar of Voters, Weber appears to be on her way to victory. Marco Contreras, the lone Republican in the field of five candidates and Weber's closest competitor, has not conceded the race. NBC 7's Priya Sridhar spoke to frontrunner Dr. ...

Akilah Weber wins 79th Assembly District special election FILE and last updated 2021-04-09 09:47:21-04 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - La Mesa City Councilwoman Akilah Weber Thursday evening was elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December. The Democrat has 51.97% of the vote with about 300 ballots left to be counted from Tuesday's special election, according to figures released Thursday by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Marco Contreras, the lone Republican in the field of five candidates, was second with 33.43%...

Contreras has 33.33% of the vote, the only other candidate with more than 9%. "Tonight's win and these results are staggering," Weber said. "I am deeply honored and humbled by the faith that the voters have placed in me. My campaign is focused on one mission -- creating healthier communities for everyone who lives and works in the 79th District. "Although there are votes yet to be counted, I am eager to start that work restoring economic prosperity, expanding high-quality health care, investing in education, and protecting our environment. There are innumerable tasks ahead to create an equita...