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Lorin Lynch poses for a photo outside her home Monday, June 8, 2020, in Wesley Chapel, Fla. When the tourists stopped coming in March, so did Lynch's paychecks from a Tampa Bay hotel. Her desperation grew as she burned through her savings while awaiting financial relief from Florida's unemployment office, an ordeal that lingered for many weeks before the 26-year-old single mother finally got an unemployment check.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Unemployment woes a mounting strain on Trump in Florida

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, Clifford Williams, left, sits in the House gallery with his grandson Micah Magwood as they await the vote on a claims bill for his wrongful imprisonment to pass, in Tallahassee, Fla. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a $2 million compensation bill for Williams, a former death row inmate who was released after 43 years in prison for a murder authorities now say he didn’t commit. Williams was released from prison in 2019 in a case that is now called an injustice. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

Florida gov approves $2M to compensate wrongly convicted man

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019 photo, guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, part of the Orlando area in Fla. Officials from SeaWorld and Disney World say they hope to open their theme parks in Orlando, Fla., in June and July. A city task force approved the plans on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Florida begins Phase 2 of reopening with theme parks, bars

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Landlords lining up to evict hundreds once freeze expires

By EMILY L. MAHONEY and CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL and The Tampa Bay Times - Associated Press

Florida expands COVID-19 testing at retail sites

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Banned lawyer files lawsuit over Florida governor’s lockdown

By STEVEN WALKER and LAUREN JOHNSON of Fresh Take Florida news service - Associated Press

Renatha Francis, left, smiles as she and her family are introduced during a news conference, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Miami-Dade Public Library in Miami. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed two South Floridians to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, including Francis, a Palm Beach County circuit judge who immigrated from Jamaica. Others from left, Francis' husband Phillip Fender holding their son Joshua, Francis' mother Hyacinth holding their son Matthew. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

DeSantis sends Jamaican- and Cuban-American to Supreme Court

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Florida

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Doral, Fla. DeSantis has signed an executive order for the reopening of Miami-Dade and Broward counties on May 18. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Gyms, museums and libraries set to reopen in Florida

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

A visitor to Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando, Fla., walks past the &quot;Take Flight&quot; sculpture on the north side of the park, Thursday, May 14, 2020. The sculpture was produced by Los Angeles-based bronze sculptor Douwe Blumberg and installed at Lake Eola in 2013. Blumberg's sculptures have been commissioned across the U.S., including at One World Trade Center near the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Counties hardest hit by virus to begin slowly reopening

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A motivational sign is shown as people exercise along Bayshore Blvd., Sunday, May 10, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. People are practicing social distancing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida reopens barber shops, hair and nail salons

By MIKE SCHNEIDER and TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

The U.S Navy's Blue Angels fly over as Jacksonville Beach Police Officer Thomas Harper and lifeguard Josh Mullis look on Friday, May 8, 2020 in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. The flyover was a salute to first responders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Mar-a-Lago home Palm Beach County can reopen next week

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a coronavirus news conference Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. Florida has set up a state run COVID-19 testing site at the University Town Center mall in Sarasota. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida seeks new ways to expand coronavirus testing

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a coronavirus news conference Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. Florida has set up a state run COVID-19 testing site at the University Town Center mall in Sarasota. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida makes plans for dealing with COVID-19 in a hurricane

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, center, announces that two additional deputies have been fired as a result of the agency's internal affairs investigation into the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, at the Broward Sheriff's Office headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Tony said deputies Edward Eason and Josh Stambaugh were fired Tuesday for their inaction following the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Gregory Tony, Broward County sheriff, defends keeping childhood shooting a secret

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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019 file photo, acting Broward County sheriff Gregory Tony, right, speaks after being introduced by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, at the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tony is defending himself over allegations that he should have disclosed that he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Florida sheriff defends keeping childhood shooting a secret

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Employees prepare takeout orders at DJ's Deck restaurant Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Port Orange, Fla. , during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, many restaurants in Florida can reopen with proper spacing outdoors and with 25% capacity indoors. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Antsy businesses, residents prep for Florida reopening

By KELLI KENNEDY and TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, laughs during a discussion about opening businesses such as barber shops and nail and hair salons as Jerry Demings, Orange County Mayor, center, and Dr. George Ralls, Medical Chief Quality Officer at Orlando Health listen during at a news conference Saturday, May 2, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Restaurants scramble to re-open in most of Florida

By KELLI KENNEDY and TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference alongside Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry at Little Talbot Island State Park Friday, May 1, 2020. During the exchange with members of the media the Governor announced that next week there would be a reopening of Florida's State Parks after their closing due to the COVID-19 outbreak. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Gov. Ron DeSantis touts progress in Florida on coronavirus as businesses prepare to reopen

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times