Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has until next Thursday to decide whether to sign, veto, or ignore a bill that protects healthcare providers from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Florida lawmakers delivered SB 7014 to his desk late on Feb.17, according a statement from his office. Under the Florida Constitution, DeSantis has seven days to act. If he does not address the bill by Thursday, it will become law, taking effect immediately. And that has put the Republican governor in a tight spot, forcing him to choose between aligning with his party or appeasing a growing number of constituents demanding his veto. Support behind a letter arguing why he should block the bill has swelled to include signatures from 35 leaders of organizations representing a combined total of hundreds of thousands of people in Florida and beyond, says the letter’s author, attorney R. Shawn McBride, of the American Freedom Information Institute. The letter …