Jim Turner

When he ran for office in 2018, DeSantis posted a net worth of $283,605.

The bill was one of five sent to DeSantis’ desk on Wednesday. He has 15 days to act on the bills.

The bills that DeSantis signed Monday were unanimously approved by lawmakers during the legislative session that ended April 30.

The new laws include the creation of a 10-member task force to study unmarked and abandoned African-American cemeteries (HB 37).

“We feel like we have no choice. We have to try, we have to try to convince the governor that this is the wrong move,” said Rich Templin, legislative policy director for the Florida AFL-CIO

DeSantis vetoed about 150 line items pitched by individual lawmakers out of about 700 included in the budget.

“These expanded unemployment benefits have been a lifeline for so many,” said Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Marcus Dixon.

As the six-month hurricane season officially begins June 1, the Florida Division of Emergency Management will have surpassed 450 days responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

“We’re proud of being open. And we want taxpayers to be able to benefit if they’re participating in all these things,” DeSantis said.

Meanwhile, Canadian travel for the first quarter was down 97.2 percent.

“It’s probably the most difficult year that the restaurant industry has had to face, certainly in recent times,” DeSantis said.

The requirement will officially start June 1.

Environmental groups have voiced support for the legislation while expressing hope that lawmakers will eventually also address sources of greenhouse gas emissions leading to climate change.

The 62-page lawsuit was filed in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of groups such as the Dream Defenders and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP.

“We suspended that last year at this time because, quite frankly, there weren’t jobs,” DeSantis said.

Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said the executive order is a further intrusion into local governments, while the passport-ban does the same to businesses.

The bill, which passed the Senate in a 21-17 vote, would apply to all 15 seaports in the state.

“The Senate’s goal has always been to capture true food-service establishments, and I believe this compromise does that,” Bradley said.