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The Senate would use funds received through the American Rescue Plan. Senate President Wilton Simpson said it is "a catastrophe waiting to happen for too long."
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In this interview, Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation, explains provisions that make it easier for Floridians who lost their job to keep health insurance during the pandemic.
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From the coronavirus pandemic to immigration, from gun violence to relations with China, there are a number of major items starting to fill the president's plate.
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The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan would cover 90% of the cost to enroll an estimated 800,000 Floridians in Medicaid and increase the federal pay rate for all Medicaid enrollees for the next two years.
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Senate President Wilton Simpson says it will prove "probably the single largest tax break for small businesses."
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending about $260 million go to Florida’s ports and another $50 million toward marketing Florida as a tourism destination.
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The pandemic forced the company to reduce routes and furlough workers last year.
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In his prime-time address, the president projected that all Americans will be able to get in line for a vaccine by May 1. He also denounced "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans."
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Sixty-two percent approve of the job the president is doing handling the pandemic, but he gets a lower 49% overall job approval rating, signaling potentially tough legislative fights ahead.
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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the package includes about $7 billion for cities and counties in Florida.
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The bill will deliver a new round of aid to Americans almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States.
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Many are essential workers at high risk of exposure to the coronavirus — and the pandemic’s economic crash — with no direct access to billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief.