Jan 4, 2022
HCA buys Florida urgent care centers
HCA Healthcare, which operates 47 hospitals in Florida, has purchased a network of 59 urgent-care centers in the state, the company announced Tuesday.
Jan 4, 2022
COVID-19 hospital patients near 7,000
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 has jumped to nearly 7,000, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Jan 4, 2022
FPL faces class action over Irma outages
More than four years after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state, a judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit against Florida Power & Light because of customers’ electricity getting knocked out.
Jan 4, 2022
Session to open without COVID-19 restrictions
Legislative leaders are monitoring the spike in coronavirus cases across Florida but haven’t made plans to reimpose restrictions on public access that were used during the 2021 session.
Jan 4, 2022
GOP lawmakers seek to restrict ballot initiatives
Two Republican lawmakers filed proposals Monday that would restrict subjects that could be included in ballot initiatives. Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, and Rep. Mike Beltran, R-Lithia, filed the identical measures (SJR 1412 and HJR 1127) for consideration during the legislative session that will start Jan. 11.
Jan 3, 2022
Head Start vaccination mandate blocked
A federal judge has blocked a Biden administration rule that would require staff members at Head Start preschool centers in Florida to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Jan 3, 2022
Florida unemployment claims at pre-pandemic levels
First-time unemployment claims in Florida rolled in last month at a pace similar to the period before the coronavirus pandemic pounded the economy.
Dec 30, 2021
CDC warns against cruise ship travel
In a potentially ominous message for Florida’s cruise-ship industry, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that people should avoid cruise travel “regardless of vaccination status” because of the spread of COVID-19.
Dec 30, 2021
By the Numbers: November home prices
A report released by the industry group Florida Realtors shows the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in November was $364,900, up 19.6 percent from the previous year.
Dec 29, 2021
University System Officials Urge Masks, Vaccinations
Saying it is “clear the pandemic is not over,” top university system officials are asking students and employees to wear masks on campus and get booster shots to protect against COVID-19 as the spring semester prepares to start.
State university system Board of Governors Chairman Syd Kitson and system Chancellor Marshall Criser made the request in a letter to students, faculty and staff posted Wednesday on the board’s website.