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Members of the Bay County Republican Party will continue referring to President-elect Joe Biden as president-imposed after he’s inaugurated this week.

Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee in March facing at least a $2 billion budget shortfall. And that’s despite an infusion of more than $6 billion in federal money aimed at helping the state weather the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s chief economist recently noted there are some bright spots in Florida’s economy, but its overall financial position remains precarious.

State legislators were back at the Capitol this week for substantive work for the first time since the pandemic began last March. The medical emergency has transformed the seat of state government.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida has announced the arrest of a Tallahassee man and former soldier for threating violence against protestors who come to the state capitol Sunday.

Northwest Florida’s Congressional delegation was split along partisan lines in the House’s vote to impeach President Trump.

Leon County officials are working to prevent a repeat of the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol last week from occurring in the Florida capital.

A House bill created to protect businesses from frivolous COVID-19 lawsuits started moving Wednesday, clearing its first committee stop on a party-line vote. It’s a priority for business groups and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic uncertainty have blown a $3.3 billion hole into the state’s budget projections for the next two years.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the Publix supermarket chain’s “footprint” in COVID-19 vaccination efforts and is sending vaccine doses to 26 stores in five Northwest Florida counties.

Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Tuesday that law enforcement “reinforcements” will be on hand if anyone plans to participate in armed protests at the Florida Capitol.