Jim Turner

In terms of the number of storms this year, the Atlantic could be as active or more active than in 2019, according to forecasters.

Florida had a record 36.4 million visitors during the first quarter in 2019, starting what would be a record 133.7 million travelers in the state for the year.

Meanwhile, prominent Orlando trial attorney John Morgan said he can get back the $77.9 million Florida spent setting up the CONNECT system.

DeSantis said Monday that getting the tourism industry back will require a renewed confidence in the industry.

DeSantis again promised to require a review of the history of the $77.9 million CONNECT online unemployment system.

Today, 32,846 people have tested positive for COVID-19, which is up 708 from Monday.

“Right now, though, I’m not going to cry over spilled milk.”

“It’s not going to be something that a switch is going to be flipped,” DeSantis said of his month-long stay-at-home order that ends Thursday.

“We need to get these counties open at the very least.”

Estimates for Florida by the federal agency in previous weeks had been lower than figures mentioned by state officials.

“I think the key to these things are not to hit the gas pedal, to try and go 100 miles an hour out of the gate, but to gradually ramp up,” said Simpson.

Fried says that her omission from the task force is “sadly more of the same politics over state from the governor.”

“In Florida, we know when a hurricane comes through. It devastates a community. It wrecks your home. You build it back on a stronger foundation.”

Officials were quick to note that the March rate shows where the state was in mid-March.

“While we’ve made some progress in the recent days, it’s not nearly enough.”

While DeSantis said he was “happy” in progress made, he remains “disappointed” in the website’s performance.

The bills, which legislative leaders formally sent to DeSantis earlier Wednesday, were passed during the session that ended last month.

The system has been overwhelmed as businesses have shuttered or scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic.