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Congressman Soto, State Rep. Morales Mull Mass Vaccination Sites in Their Districts

February 20, 2021
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US Congressman Darren Soto (D-9) and Florida State Representative Daisy Morales (D-48) informed a community organizer to contact the State Representative responsible for the legislative district in Kissimmee to arrange hosting a COVID-19 vaccination event with state officials. Photo: Florida State Representative Daisy Morales (Facebook).

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – US Congressman Darren Soto (D-9) and Florida State Representative Daisy Morales (D-48) shared their ambitions for mass vaccinations during Morales’s vaccination event in Azalea Park Saturday. Soto appeared at Jesus de Nazaret Episcopal Church, Morales’s longtime site for food and clothing distribution events for District 48 families impacted by the COVID-19…

February 17, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former President Donald Trump. Photos: J. Scott Applewhite and Alex Brandon/AP.

WASHINGTON (FNN) – In a scathing statement, Donald Trump attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) using familiar tropes: campaign catch phrases and fear-mongering. Trump wasted no time. “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm,” the statement starts. “McConnell’s dedication to business…

February 16, 2021
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FILE - In this March 15, 2017 file photo, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Coral Springs, asks a question about a concealed weapons bill during a meeting of the criminal justice subcommittee in Tallahassee, Fla. Moskowitz, who heads Florida's Division of Emergency Management, told the USA Today Network that an official announcement of his departure is expected by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Republican governor was scheduled to hold a news conference at the state Capitol on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 afternoon, where he will likely be asked questions about the pending departure. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s top lieutenants in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak resigned Monday, citing the grueling nature of the role — exacerbated by the demands of orchestrating the state’s pandemic response — for his decision to leave the key post. Jared Moskowitz, who led Florida’s Division of Emergency Management for…

February 15, 2021
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(l-r) State Representatives Daisy Morales (D-48), Carlos G. Smith (D-49) and Anna Eskamani (D-47) have teamed up to launch a COVID-19 vaccine distribution site at a church in Azalea Park, located in Morales's district. Photos (l-r): Frank Weber, Roberto Gonzalez.

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – State Representatives Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-49) and Anna Eskamani (D-47) teamed up with State Representative Daisy Morales (D-48) to announce the launch of a COVID-19 vaccination site at an Azalea Park church, In partnership with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Rep. Morales coordinated with Jesus de Nazaret Episcopal Church, located…

February 13, 2021
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FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, a U.S. judge in California struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

WASHINGTON (FNN) – The Teflon Don walks once more. The U.S. Senate ruled 57 guilty to 43 not guilty votes, falling below the 63 votes required for conviction, thereby granting former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment acquittal. Seventeen Republican votes would have been required in addition to all 50 Democratic votes. While that number never…

February 13, 2021
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – State Representative Daisy Morales (D-48) took a second tour of AdventHealth’s vaccination site in her district on Tradeport Drive near Orlando International Airport Friday afternoon, to speak again with AdventHealth CentraCare CEO Dr. Scott Brady and get her constituents’ reactions on the COVID-19 vaccine. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and State…

February 8, 2021
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee's Forever 55 press conference as Tampa Mayor Jane Castor (far right) looks on. Photo: Nola Layele/Tampa Bay Business Journal.

TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made clear during Monday’s virtual closing presser that he thoroughly enjoyed Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl experience. Goodell joined the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan NFL Legend Derrick Brooks Will Weatherford Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV…

February 3, 2021
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. – No violent threats for the Super Bowl yet, but more Florida arrests. That’s the answer FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael McPherson gave Florida National News during the NFL’s Super Bowl LV Security press briefing at the Tampa Convention Center Wednesday. Florida National News asked what impact the recent arrest of…