{"id":63463,"date":"2021-05-03T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=63463"},"modified":"2021-05-03T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:04:26","slug":"63463","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=63463","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Ron DeSantis Torpedoes All Local Covid Mandates and Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-xs-12 clearfix\">\n<h1 class=\"article-headline\">DeSantis executive order suspends all local COVID-19 orders; St. Pete mayor unhappy<\/h1>\n<p>BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF FLORIDA<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63464\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63464\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63464\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-03-at-3.00.50-PM-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-03-at-3.00.50-PM-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-03-at-3.00.50-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-03-at-3.00.50-PM-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-03-at-3.00.50-PM.png 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-63464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation on Monday, May 3, 2021, in St. Petersburg. (Mitch Perry\/Spectrum Bay News 9)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"text parbase\">\n<p>ST. PETERSBURG &#8211; Gov. Ron DeSantis is suspending all local COVID-19 orders immediately by executive order.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"keypointsbox\">\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Gov. DeSantis says while COVID isn&#8217;t over, the need for emergency rules is<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Bill he signed gives him ability to override local emergency orders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Governor critical of other states for their handling of COVID<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baynews9.com\/coronavirus.html\">More Coronavirus headlines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement was made Monday morning while DeSantis was visiting St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said while COVID isn\u2019t over, the need for emergency rules is.<\/p>\n<p>The bill the governor signed Monday gives him the ability to override local emergency orders like the ones passed throughout Florida after the pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p>It does not take effect until July 1, but DeSantis said his executive order suspends local ordinances immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bill ensures that neither the state or local governments can\u00a0close businesses or keep kids out of in-personal instruction unless they\u00a0satisfy a demanding and continuous justification,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1389223366368894979&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baynews9.com%2Ffl%2Ftampa%2Fnews%2F2021%2F05%2F03%2Fdesantis-executive-order-suspends-all-local-covid-19-orders&amp;sessionId=825190a8586223cea5c0926d650da115c74ebda4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1389223366368894979\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman posted on Twitter his displeasure with the governor&#8217;s action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, in preempting both local governments AND businesses from keeping their establishments safe, Ron DeSantis decided he cares not about public health, but power,&#8221; Kriseman said.<\/p>\n<p>In another tweet, the mayor said: &#8220;To be clear, cities like St. Pete, Tampa, Orlando, Miami and Miami Beach, saved Florida and the governor&#8217;s behind throughout this pandemic. Can you imagine if each city had been led by Ron DeSantis? How many lives would have been lost? What would our economy look like today?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1389244885157523460&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baynews9.com%2Ffl%2Ftampa%2Fnews%2F2021%2F05%2F03%2Fdesantis-executive-order-suspends-all-local-covid-19-orders&amp;sessionId=825190a8586223cea5c0926d650da115c74ebda4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1389244885157523460\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his Monday remarks, the governor slammed other states for their COVID regulations as well as officials who say people should still wear masks and social distancing after being vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Chris Sprowls praised DeSantis for his handling of the pandemic, comparing him favorably to the governors of New York and California.\u2066<\/p>\n<p>Spectrum News reported in March that St. Petersburg\u2019s code enforcement department has issued more than 260 municipal violations to local businesses for violating the city&#8217;s COVID-19 ordinance since last summer. Those were mostly related to employees failing to wear masks or socially distance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1389223366368894979&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baynews9.com%2Ffl%2Ftampa%2Fnews%2F2021%2F05%2F03%2Fdesantis-executive-order-suspends-all-local-covid-19-orders&amp;sessionId=825190a8586223cea5c0926d650da115c74ebda4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1389223366368894979\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2021\/05\/03\/desantis-executive-order-suspends-all-local-covid-19-orders\">https:\/\/www.baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2021\/05\/03\/desantis-executive-order-suspends-all-local-covid-19-orders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeSantis executive order suspends all local COVID-19 orders; St. Pete mayor unhappy BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF FLORIDA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63463\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}