GOP giddy
The Florida GOP is giddy over reports that Jacksonville could host the Republican National Convention in August.
Also, on today’s Sunrise:
— The state Health Department says there have now been 67,391 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Florida. That an increase of almost 1,400 in one day. It’s now the eighth day in a row where the number was more than 1,000. COVID-19 has now killed at least 2,889 people in the Sunshine State.
— Next week’s meeting of the state Clemency Board has been canceled and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is once again calling out Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying it is just one more way the state is suppressing the vote by refusing to restore the rights of people who have served their time.
— Tallahassee Attorney Ben Crump is back on the national stage, since serving as the lawyer for the family of George Floyd. Crump was one of the witnesses at a congressional hearing on police practices and law enforcement accountability.
— Florida’s broken unemployment system is getting attention in Washington — as an example of how to do it wrong.
— The latest with two Florida men: One is a deputy who was suspended for inviting violent cops to work in Florida. The other is a guy who brought a rifle to a peace march.