Jim Turner

“We’re in a situation where this system is not handling the needs of the people of Florida in an adequate way.”

Last week, more than 133,000 people applied for benefits.

The announcement came a day after DeSantis said he was setting up a similar checkpoint in Northwest Florida, targeting travelers from Louisiana.

“It’s going to be a homeless crisis,” said a spokeswoman for the Department of Economic Opportunity. “It’s going to be a children without food crisis.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday daily claims to the state’s reemployment assistance system could jump between 18,000 and 21,000 a day.

On Tuesday, Senate President Bill Galvano said the goal was to get the tax package under $100 million.

Critics of the legislation decried the threat to local government home-rule and the need to maintain endangered coral reefs.

The committee also backed proposals that would expand the use of drones to help fight invasive species.

Under the bill, cities and counties would receive grades of A to D. An F grade would be imposed on counties and municipalities that fail to comply.

The food truck “preemption” drew opposition from the Florida League of Cities.

The group “Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice” is pushing “policy reforms that prioritize rehabilitation and reducing recidivism.

“If you look at the billions of dollars generated by these student-athletes, we should have a revenue- sharing model.”

They’re calling it a “morality clause.”

Fried is the only Democrat elected statewide, and stickers placed on pumps after she took office last year included a picture of her.

A major difference between the Senate plan and DeSantis’ proposal is that the Senate would provide a 3 percent pay raise to state employees.

Most of the changes would increase penalties by 50 percent.

“If you can’t make the articulate arguments for what capabilities you’ve got to support missions, you’ll never get those mission assignments.”

Appearing on a Tallahassee radio show, Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, said “some sort of reform” is needed to the college athletics system.