Capitol Update – Week Ending 07/17/2020

Capitol Update is a weekly review of state government.  Topics this week include:

• As COVID-19 cases jumped, the Governor went to the Board of Education meeting to support plans to reopen schools in the fall.
• Florida’s unemployment rate dropped in June by more than 3 points.
• The U.S. Supreme Court refused to lift a stay on Judge Robert Hinkle’s order that felons who’ve done their time should have their voting rights restored.