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“My view is, I’d rather have those places open, complying,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis said there will be “no tolerance” for businesses that don’t try to meet the 50 percent indoor occupancy requirement.

The department also revised upward the April unemployment rate to 13.8 percent. It had been earlier estimated at 12.9 percent.

The U.S. Department of Labor reported 1.5 million new claims nationally during the week that ended June 13, including an estimated 86,298 in Florida.

“There’s going to be a lot more vetoes, there’ll be a lot of red,” DeSantis told reporters during a late afternoon news conference.

“If things change, if this virus takes an unexpected turn, we’ll adapt accordingly at the time.

Democratic Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, faces independent Christina Paylan of St. Pete Beach.

The proposal is meant to allow “great athletes” to capitalize on their fame, the governor said.

Meanwhile, two of the bills signed Tuesday by DeSantis are linked to the ongoing planning for three multi-use corridors.

“Well, I’ve never heard of partisan politics in Washington D.C. before. Oh, my goodness. Can you imagine that?”

“The imagery notwithstanding, it is my conclusion that the wording of the tweet does not constitute a direct or preemptive threat…”

The governor’s office isn’t giving any indication when he will implement the second of three anticipated economic reopening phases.

The report estimates that 31.95 million people visited the state during the first three months of the year.

“In the most critical nearly four months of this pandemic, this Cabinet has been left in the dark,” Fried argued.

The hope is always for an inactive hurricane season, but forecast models aren’t crafted for comfort.

The average hold time for specific claim information reached 99 minutes on Monday.

DeSantis made similar comments Friday while in Jacksonville, where he said, “nine times out of 10 the application’s incomplete.”

Nationally, almost 3 million new jobless claims were filed last week due primarily to the coronavirus pandemic.

Scott was on the Senate floor Wednesday arguing that “we are bailing out liberal politicians who cannot live within their means.”

DeSantis added that his office is working on ways to also revive youth sports in the state.