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Floridaย Newsย Thatย Impactsย You โย Juneย 16th, 2021
Bottom Line:ย Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the stateย thatย impactsย you in South Florida.
- The Saharan Dust cloud makes itโs away across South Florida starting today. The Dust is expected to beย the most concentrated betweenย Miami and Vero Beach.ย The dust can be an irritant forย those with dust allergies, in addition to those with asthma. The iron dropped by the dust hasย beenlinkedย to the growth of algal blooms which could prove problematic with record toxic algae already recorded in Lake Okeechobee this year.ย
- The Florida Association of Realtorsย issupportingย a proposed Constitutional Amendment that would allocate regular funding by the state for affordable housing statewide. The proposal has the support of the DeSantis administration.ย Theย Realtor'sย Association has provided $5 million to begin the process of collecting needed signatures to be considered for inclusion on 2022 ballots.
- After the CDC labeled the new โDeltaโ variant of COVID-19 a concern,ย Governor DeSantis encouraged unvaccinated Floridians to receive a vaccine. On Tuesday when asked after a cabinetย meeting,ย he said:ย The best thing you can do, particularly if you havenโt gotten the vaccine, particularly if you have any health problems โฆ is to get a shot.ย 55% of all Floridians 12 and older have been vaccinated with at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of last Friday.
- Mackenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos,ย donatedย $40 million to Floridaย International Universityย and the University of Central Florida. The donationย toย UCF was the largest in theย school'sย history. An undisclosed sum was also donated to Broward College.ย Scott has donated nearly $3 billion over theย pastย year.ย