* The eastern Gulf of Mexico should expect 14 to 16 inches of sea level rise by 2050, according to projections by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
* Disneyland has dropped COVID mask requirements for vaccinated guests.
* “If Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court and Florida bans abortion, people will be forced out of state to seek essential health care services. This is not the ‘Free Florida’ the governor brags about. It is hypocrisy.”–Barbara Zdravecky, former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida.
* 2021 overseas travelers: 4.95 million. 2020 overseas travelers: 2.04 million. 2019 overseas travelers: 9.8 million.
* “If DeSantis and Republican legislators succeed this session and pass this misguided (education) legislation, what’s next? Should our teachers not teach evolution because some parents want their children to learn only through a creationist lens?”–Julee Garcia, program director for the advocacy group For Our Future Florida.
* The “Mole Patrol”: A vehicle that travels the state to provide free skin cancer screenings.
* “(Florida Republican legislators) wanted to cut into Dems’ advantage in sign-ups for vote-by-mail ballots. This, rather than violence, intimidation and lynching, is what voter suppression looks like as our democracy enters the 21st century.”–Howard Simon, former executive director of the ACLU of Florida.