Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida

The number of COVID-19 cases at Blackwater, a prison operated by The Geo Group Inc., have skyrocketed in the last week.

As of Tuesday, a total of 49 Florida sheriffs had inked some type of agreement with the federal immigration agency.

In addition to the 30 inmates at Blackwater, five employees at the prison have also been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Mothers of inmates are frantically reaching out to state lawmakers for help.

The employees will not return to work until they have been cleared by health officials, the agency said.

While there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in state prison facilities, some county jails have already faced scares.

Following his wins in Florida and Illinois, Biden exuded calm confidence and reached out to Sanders’ supporters, stressing the need for Democrats to unite.

“We’re definitely voting,” DeSantis told reporters Friday. “They voted during the Civil War. We are going to vote.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that asking instructors to prepare for online classes is “the prudent thing to do.”

Veteran lobbyist Jack Cory said Capitol insiders are in “uncharted territory” with the novel coronavirus.

Carr’s $7.5 million compensation package over a three-year period included $4.2 million in paid time off, which she cashed out before she stepped down.

“I think he’ll veto it. I would tell him to veto it. I think it makes a mockery of our efforts to try to create an E-Verify system in Florida.”

Opponents argue the bill would cause problems for students whose parents don’t always make the right decisions.

The bill would merge New College of Florida into Florida State University and fold Florida Polytechnic University into the University of Florida.

Matt Gaetz said the amendment might as well be called the “selective amnesty for big donors amendment.”

His office says the governor’s schedule is “very busy.”

The Senate fast-tracked the bill during this year’s legislative session after a similar proposal did not pass in 2019.

One of the biggest proposed changes seeks to significantly expand the Family Empowerment Scholarship program

The proposal would guarantee financial aid and health coverage.

E-Verify has been fiercely opposed by the state’s agriculture, tourism and construction industries, which include major Republican donors.