Jim Turner

Democrats have accounted for just under half of the completed ballots and Republicans nearly 30 percent.

The areas of biggest interest were the impacts to wildlife and the rural quality of life in areas where the roads may go.

Supporters need to win approval from 60 percent of voters to increase the minimum wage.

The lawsuit argues it would be harder for minority candidates to be elected.

Experts forecast a 15 percent decline in orange production for the recently started growing season as compared to the last harvest.

On Tuesday, Disney Parks Chairman of Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro advised employees of the pending layoffs.

State and national hotel industry representatives said in a conference call Tuesday that a second round of federal assistance is needed.

Morgan chairs a political committee, Florida For A Fair Wage, that collected enough petition signatures to put the proposal on the ballot.

Nationally, 870,000 initial claims were filed last week, close to the four-week average of 878,250.

Earlier Wednesday, DeSantis and Patronis blocked a request by Meade, a former drug dealer, for a pardon from the state Board of Executive Clemency.

Fried, the lone statewide elected Democrat, has repeatedly called for Cabinet meetings and more coordination amid the pandemic.

DeSantis, Fried, Moody and Patronis on Tuesday will hold their first in-person Cabinet meeting since February.

The Smith statue has served as one of Florida’s two representatives in the National Statuary Hall since 1922.

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday reported 33,821 first-time unemployment claims in Florida during the week that ended Sept. 12.

“I think you’re going to have to really just get boots on the ground to get the full impact of what happened,” DeSantis said.

“We’re going to continue to suspend their license, go after those people that don’t want to follow the rules.”

“We have some corporations that only pay 1 percent,” said Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens.

“Who would have thought Trump is the great environmentalist? You hear that? Did you hear that? That’s good. And I am, I am.”

Florida continues to draw some of the largest numbers of new jobless claims in the country.