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At
7:15 p.m. Wednesday, the Surfside community and first responders
marked the transition from rescue to recovery with a moment
of silence. Please keep the Surfside community in your prayers. Please
join Floridians and those around the country in continuing to pray for
the victims, families, friends and first responders.
Governor
DeSantis has been in Surfside almost every day since the tragedy
happened, working with state and federal emergency personnel. There is
so much work to be done to get closure for families. And then there
will be a deep look at what went wrong to ensure it never happens
again.
Florida Update
We
were fortunate that Tropical Storm Elsa was not a worse
storm. Early reports suggest damage was minimal, but the
state was prepared because we Floridiana know better than anyone to
take these storms seriously.
Governor
DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-150 declaring a state of emergency
for 15 counties that were in the path of Tropical Storm Elsa. Read his
order here: https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Executive-Order-21-150.pdf
For more
information on the storm and help, visit https://www.floridadisaster.org/info/
Updates on
the Florida Department of Emergency Management’s resources for Elsa
recovery can be found here: https://www.floridadisaster.org/news-media/news/20210706-the-state-of-florida-issues-tropical-storm-elsa-updates/
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Republicans from around Florida were at
the Sarasota County Fairgrounds in record numbers for
President Trump's Save America rally on July 3, to celebrate the birth
of our nation.
The
President delivered on the themes of patriotism and
freedom.
Attending
leaders included Congressmen Greg Steube, Vern Buchanan, Byron
Donalds, Mike Waltz and other elected officials including RPOF
Chairman Joe Gruters and Vice Chairman Christian Ziegler. While
originally scheduled to speak, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called
President Trump to let him know that he regretted not being able to
attend due to the Surfside tragedy and what was at the time Hurricane
Elsa which was threatening Florida. President Trump agreed with
Governor DeSantis’ decision and asked the crowd to join him in a
moment of silence to remember the victims of the Surfside
tragedy.
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Florida’s monthly revenues continue to soar past
expectations, driven by a strong state economy and an
increase in tourism-industry tax collections, according to a new
report from the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic
Research.
The May
general-revenue collections were $3.6 billion, just roaring past
expectations for the month by $573.8 million, or 18.9
percent.
“Most
remarkable, almost 72 percent of the total gain for May came from
sales tax GR (general revenue),” the report said. “For context, May
2020 was the lowest sales tax collection month during the entire
pandemic.”
The May
numbers marked the 10th consecutive month of exceeding revenue
expectations as Florida recovers rapidly from the economic fallout of
the response to COVID-19.
Read more here: https://thecapitolist.com/state-revenues-beat-expectations-in-may/
ICYMI
Florida Politics’ Joe Henderson:
Gov. DeSantis gets an ‘A’ for leadership in a
crisis
The
political news site Florida Politics is no right-wing outfit
by any stretch. But even they see the strength in Governor DeSantis’
leadership in multiple crisis:
“I
think most people would agree the last couple of weeks in Florida
scored high on the stress meter, what with the Surfside calamity and
Tropical Storm Elsa. In times like this, politics should go out the
window while leaders step up and, well, lead. That’s how we judge
them.
“We
don’t grade these things on the curve, though. The difference between
success and failure can hinge on the choice of a word, good or bad.
With that in mind, whatever your political leaning, if you’re scoring
fairly, then Gov. Ron DeSantis gets an “A” for his handling of this
twin crisis.
“He
thankfully kept politics out of the mix at the condo collapse and
struck a welcomed bipartisan tone with President Joe Biden. He worked
well with federal relief efforts and was the compassionate, focused
Governor all Floridians needed him to be.
“DeSantis quickly responded when Elsa started heading
for Florida.”
Read the rest here: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/439635-joe-henderson-gov-desantis-gets-an-a-for-leadership-in-a-crisis/
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