Sunburn -- The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics -- 2.16.23

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Officials showed them video presentations of rocket launch missions and urged the state to take advantage of innovative industries connected to aerospace, including manufacturing, mining, energy production and tourism. -- The House Education & Employment Committee meets: 9 a.m., Morris Hall.
54% : They would raid the public coffers to funnel public education dollars to political allies and private education enterprises with more care about appearances.
52% : The district still can handle the basics of governing the Disney area: levy taxes and sell bonds, provide fire-rescue service, and oversee water and sewer services. -- LEGISLATIVE -- "DeSantis signs hurricane response, migrant transportation, election prosecutor bills" via Gray Rohrer of Florida Politics -- DeSantis signed three measures lawmakers passed in the Special Session dealing with Hurricane Ian recovery, giving an existing migrant transportation plan a makeover and giving the statewide prosecutor more authority to go after election crimes.
51% : The Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice meets for an update on the Governor's General Government fiscal year 2023-2024 budget recommendations: 11:30 a.m., Room 37, Senate Office Building. --
51% : Both the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have been assisting TMH in the investigation.
47% : "Florida lawmakers want to block TikTok, others from government devices and networks" via Romy Ellenbogen of the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times -- Floridians on their public school, state university or college Internet network may no longer be able to access TikTok if a bill supported by DeSantis passes in the Legislature.
41% : "You'll see that my budget will invest in America, lower costs and protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, while cutting the deficit by $2 trillion over 10 years." "Joe Biden has appointed many judges but hasn't recast the bench like Donald Trump" via Aaron Blake of The Washington Post -- This week, the Senate confirmed President Biden's 100th judicial nominee.
40% : One of the firm's partners has decided to work with a Trump rival in 2024: Haley, the former South Carolina Governor and ambassador to the United Nations.
34% : The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported that 6,417 people died of fentanyl overdoses in 2021, an increase from 5,806 in 2020.
28% : It's not an idle inquiry: Trump, if re-elected, is still committed to expanding the use of the federal death penalty and bringing back banned methods of execution.
22% : Haley's hits at the president who made her ambassador to the United Nations were subtle, underscoring how difficult it will be for many Republican candidates to persuade the party's base that they should bear the standard for the GOP, not Trump, who maintains the loyalties of so many voters.

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