DeSantis hints at reopening Florida bars soon

By Washington Examiner

Published September 4, 2020 5:00pm ET

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DeSantis hints at reopening Florida bars soon — FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo, House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. DeSantis announced Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, heâll join a crowded field seeking to succeed Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who leaves office in early 2019 to term limits. DeSantisâ entry comes after President Donald Trump tweeted last month that DeSantis is "a brilliant young leader" who "would make a GREAT governor.â | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

With the June and July COVID-19 surge easing, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is teasing he soon may allow bars that don’t sell food to reopen under a revised set of pandemic protocols.

During a roundtable Thursday at Green Bench Brewing Co. in St. Petersburg, DeSantis said if bar owners assume responsibility for compliance to protocols, the state is ready to listen.

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