Among the more controversial — and frightening — bills that the Florida Legislature is considering this year are some “civil immunity” measures that would give companies, hospitals and nursing homes a legal loophole from lawsuits that stem from employees or customers getting COVID-19.

No, really.

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But did ‘bad actors’ get some of the $60 million in federal funding?

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A Florida Senate bill “moving at the speed of light” would purge the permanent vote-by-mail request lists in every county by July — and could disenfranchise close to 100,000 Miami-Dade voters with elections this year in Virginia Gardens, Homestead, Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah.

Not so fast, said the Miami-Dade Commission, which on Tuesday passed a resolution, sponsored by Commissioner Raquel Regalado, opposing SB90 and urging the legislature to — at the very least — change the effective date to Jan. 1, 2022.

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Rabies cases in wild animals have reportedly gone down in Miami-Dade, but commissioners on Tuesday will consider creating a new website dedicated to reporting and tracking incidents.

How does Ladra know that cases are down? Because that’s what is reported on the county’s website, where there is already a lot of content. There’s even a video on YouTube.

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Isis Garcia-Martinez: ‘He just needs a new job‘

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