Blindside

Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a blindside to the Legislature in his ongoing war against mask mandates.

Also, on today’s Sunrise:

— Caught off guard, Democrats say the Governor’s priorities aren’t in the interest of Floridians.

And while DeSantis fights against federal vaccine mandates, local school districts say they are tired of being bullied by the state.

— Today’s Sunrise Interview with Bay News 9 Tallahassee Bureau reporter Troy Kinsey, the former president of the Florida Capitol Press Corps, has gone public with the news that he is about to retire from news and roam the friendly skies as a commercial airline pilot. We’ll talk about his many years covering the Florida Capitol, and if he will miss the madness like the upcoming Special Session.