Jim Turner

Florida House Minority Leader Bobby DuBose, D-Fort Lauderdale, called for the Florida Legislature to compensate the men’s families.

“It’s clearly not going to eliminate all the inflation, because it’s gone up so much.”

The state agency this week reported 1,003 manatees have died in Florida waters in 2021.

Democrats criticized the new laws and the special session, which they decried as a waste of time and as being about DeSantis’ widely speculated White House ambitions in 2024.

“This is not about helping anyone. This is not about guaranteeing anyone’s freedoms. This is not about governmental policy.”

“Creating a new, you know, OSHA-like entity in the state when it already exists in the federal government seems a little counterintuitive from an entity that really wants less government, right?” Book said.

Maps must be finalized before qualifying for next year’s congressional and legislative races begins June 13.

“It is important to me to communicate clearly and effectively with people. I can’t do that when half of my face is covered.”

The request for money is also part of long-term goals to rebuild seagrass beds and wean manatees from artificial warm-water sites.

Commissioner Robert Spottswood said the “limited” harvest should help the agency better determine the overall stock of the fish in the next three to five years.

“Attorney General Garland is weaponizing the DOJ (Department of Justice) by using the FBI to pursue concerned parents and silence them through intimidation.”

Moody and DeSantis have harshly criticized the Biden administration’s immigration policies for months.

The majority of voters polled have concerns about lawmakers getting to draw new political lines for their own districts.

The state attracted 31.7 million domestic and international visitors during the second quarter of 2021, an overall 2.2 percent below where the state was in 2019.

Speculation has swirled recently about the possibility of Trump making a political comeback in 2024 and what that might mean for DeSantis and other potential Republican candidates.

During the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the cost to protect DeSantis, the first family and the governor’s mansion was a similar $4.78 million.

Because of its growth over the past decade, the number of Florida congressional districts will increase from 27 to 28.