Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is lifting capacity restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, even as the state reports hundreds of coronavirus deaths a week.
Speaking Friday in St. Petersburg, the Republican governor also said he would make it harder for local governments to institute their own restrictions, which have gone above and beyond the state’s rules. And he banned pandemic-related fines, hitting the ability of cities and counties to enforce mask mandates.
The measures were part of DeSantis’s move into the so-called third phase of reopening. All restaurants can stay open at 50% of capacity, and it would be incumbent upon local governments to justify caps below 100%.
“The order that I’m signing today will guarantee restaurants operate, will not allow closures,” DeSantis said.
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i wont vote for him. a covidiot.
Are you registered to vote in Florida?
Ya don’t havta…. u can stay licking up to cuomo n diblazio… maybe one day u’ll see the real truth….
9:00am
how many dead people does “the truth” come with?
Dear 11:35pm, stay out of the normal states, such as Florida, and enjoy Di Blasio. By the way, thanks for signing your name at the end of your post; I wouldn’t call you a covidiot, but I wouldn’t argue on your self characterization either.
Nice to see sunshine and brightness, instead of the liberal regular diet of doom and gloom in some other jurisdictions.