Governor Desantis Announces Summer Camps & Youth Activities Can Reopen Without Restrictions

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Governor Desantis Announces Summer Camps & Youth Activities Can Reopen Without Restrictions

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May 22, 2020

By Robert Burns

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said summer camps and youth activities are able to open effectively immediately without restrictions.

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He said local organizations and governments can put restrictions in place, but that the state will not preempt them.

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