Florida’s DeSantis moves to suspend local COVID-19 restrictions

Florida’s DeSantis moves to suspend local COVID-19 restrictions

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to suspend all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across his state, signing into law on Monday freshly passed legislation giving him sweeping powers to invalidate local emergency measures put in place during the pandemic — including mask mandates, limitations on business operations and the shuttering of schools.