DeSantis seeks to clip local authority as lawmakers examine his emergency powers

Published February 25, 2021 8:00pm ET



For the first time in U.S. history, all 50 states are under simultaneous emergency declarations that accord varying degrees of unilateral authority to governors.

Florida has been in a state of emergency since March 9, 2020, meaning it has essentially been under the one-man rule of Gov. Ron DeSantis for nearly a year.

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