TFC News Brief – 2/20/17

  • The Florida Supreme Court ruled that death penalty trials can go forward, and the death penalty can be imposed if the jury is properly instructed and votes unanimously for death.
  • Senate Democratic Leader Oscar Braynon called on the Governor to declare a public health emergency to address Florida’s opioid epidemic.
  • The Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that this year’s manatee count showed 6,620 manatees in Florida waters, the third year the population has topped 6,000.