DeSantis touted a return to business as usual. He joined the cavalcade of Republican governor prematurely cutting off federal enhanced unemployment assistance, claiming it was deterring people from getting back to work in a pandemic that savaged Florida`s service and tourism industry.
Commentary on DeSantis's decision to cut off federal unemployment assistance during the pandemic.
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We now have essentially full restoration in Bay County, Okaloosa is over 96% restored, and Washington County’s over 91% were restored.
I think people did take precautions, and I think the local officials did a really good job of helping spread the word.
“Normally, you would think right there on the coast would be the worst. Here, you see that go inland,”
Fortunately, they weren’t needed for a lot of rescue missions, ’cause that demand wasn’t there, but they’ve already cleared 1,700 miles of roadway.
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