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This is what Florida Senate President Bill Galvano was doing during the final week of legislative session in March. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
Stimulus money could save Florida budget, Senate president says
“We may need to return to Tallahassee, at the appropriate time in fiscal year 2020-21, to formally appropriate available federal funding,” said Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton.
Earlier today• Health
Ron DeSantis suspends evictions, foreclosures for 45 days in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen during a news conference Thursday, April 2, 2020. [The Florida Channel]
He’s also asking other state employees to answer calls on the state’s overburdened unemployment hotline.
Yesterday• Health
‘I apologize’ for Florida’s unemployment website fiasco, director says
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Ken Lawson apologized for the problems with the state's unemployment website on Thursday, April 2, 2020. [LAWRENCE MOWER | Zoom]
The office is going to revert to paper applications because the website is so broken, Executive Director Ken Lawson said.
Yesterday• Health
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issues statewide stay-at-home order
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen during a news conference Wednesday, April 1, 2020. [The Florida Channel]
Florida now will become the 34th state to ask most Floridians to essentially stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the coronavirus.
Apr. 1• Health

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  1. PolitiFact: National political conventions are on for now, but will they be the same?
    5 hours ago• The Buzz
    In this July 21, 2016, photo Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center left, walks with vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as confetti and balloons fall during celebrations after Trump's acceptance speech on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. [MATT ROURKE | AP]
  2. Stimulus money could save Florida budget, Senate president says
    Earlier today• Health
    This is what Florida Senate President Bill Galvano was doing during the final week of legislative session in March. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  3. A look at Gov. Ron DeSantis the past week as he gains national attention
    Earlier today• The Buzz
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in front of Hard Rock Stadium, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't want the people on the Holland America's Zandaam where four people died and others are sick to be treated in Florida, saying the state doesn't have the capacity to treat outsiders as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) [WILFREDO LEE | AP]
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  5. Ron DeSantis suspends evictions, foreclosures for 45 days in Florida
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen during a news conference Thursday, April 2, 2020. [The Florida Channel]
  6. Ron DeSantis quietly signed second executive order targeting local coronavirus restrictions
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in front of Hard Rock Stadium, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't want the people on the Holland America's Zandaam where four people died and others are sick to be treated in Florida, saying the state doesn't have the capacity to treat outsiders as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. [WILFREDO LEE | AP]
  7. ‘I apologize’ for Florida’s unemployment website fiasco, director says
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Ken Lawson apologized for the problems with the state's unemployment website on Thursday, April 2, 2020. [LAWRENCE MOWER | Zoom]
  8. Tampa Bay leaders unsure what DeSantis’ order means for local residents
    Yesterday• Health
    A usually active 200 block of Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg is eerily quiet at around 9:30 pm on Wednesday night March 18, 2020 as restaurants and bars closed early due to the government mandated operating restrictions including alcohol sales impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. [BOYZELL HOSEY | BOYZELL HOSEY | Times]
  9. Comparison shows risk of Florida’s gradual coronavirus response
    Yesterday• Health
    Santa Clara County Public Health Department Director Dr. Sara Cody speaks during a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Santa Clara County health officials confirmed a second case of unknown origin of the novel coronavirus. [ANDA CHU | AP]
  10. Florida’s unemployment benefits: We answer your questions
    Yesterday• Business
    Massive layoffs, including at Macy's, have led to tens of thousands of new jobless claims in Florida. [WILFREDO LEE | AP]
  11. What does Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ safer at home order mean?
    Yesterday• Health
    Zac Giparas, 28, takes a picture of the COVID-19 update beach closure sign along the sand at North Shore Park on Friday, March 20, 2020 in St. Petersburg. Giparas is a USF grad student currently on spring break. "It's a safety concern. You gotta do what you can for public safety," he said, regarding an earlier order for the local beaches to close. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  12. Ron DeSantis said New York stay-at-home order caused flights to Florida to spike. But did they?
    Yesterday• Health
    Just two people cross the ticketing and check-in level of Tampa International Airport, Friday, March 27, 2020. Many people are avoiding travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  1. White House official urges statewide shutdowns. Is Florida’s DeSantis listening?
    Apr. 1• Health
    U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams. [PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP]
  2. Ron DeSantis denied review of felon voting decision
    Apr. 1• The Buzz
    Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, while a federal judge heard arguments for an against the the Legislature's bill implementing Amendment 4. [LAWRENCE MOWER | Times (2019)]
  3. Hillsborough GOP backs pastor Rodney Howard-Browne after arrest
    Apr. 1• The Buzz
    In this image take from a Facebook live video, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne leads his congregation during a service Sunday, March 29, 2020 at The River at Tampa Bay Church. [Photo from Facebook]
  4. A reason why Florida hasn’t shut down? Nobody from White House task force said so, DeSantis says.
    Mar. 31• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen during a news conference Tuesday, March 31, 2020. [The Florida Channel]
  5. Three Florida Troopers test positive for coronavirus
    Mar. 31• Health
    Florida Highway Patrol.
  6. Ron DeSantis was warned about Florida’s broken unemployment website last year, audit shows
    Mar. 31• Health
    Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity [Twitter]
  7. What’s new this election season in Pasco? Virtual debate and police reports
    Mar. 31• Pasco
    Three cities will hold elections April 14 in Pasco County. Times (2012) [Tampa Tribune]
  8. Ron DeSantis corrects himself on stay-at-home order — 3 ½ hours later
    Mar. 30• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Miami Gardens. [WILFREDO LEE | AP]
  9. Florida’s voter registration system experienced ‘intermittent issues’
    Mar. 30• Health
    Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee speaks at an October news conference in Tallahassee. [STEVE CANNON | Associated Press]
  10. Gov. Ron DeSantis and wife, Casey, announce birth of 3rd child
    Mar. 30• The Buzz
    First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the birth of her baby girl on Monday via Twitter. [Twitter]
  11. Democrats to text 1 million Floridians and urge them to vote by mail
    Mar. 30• Health
    A Tampa man contends in a federal lawsuit that he received unwanted text messages from the Tampa Bay Lightning. (Times files)
  12. Dear Marco Rubio: No, journalists are not happy to see U.S. coronavirus cases spike
    Mar. 30• The Buzz
    Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, during a break in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) [SUSAN WALSH | AP]
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