Oct 6, 2021
State backs limited fishing of goliath grouper
Three decades after the state banned the harvesting of goliath grouper, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved plans Wednesday that would allow about 200 of the fish to be killed annually.
Oct 6, 2021
School districts, state continue clash over masks
Some school districts that have imposed student mask requirements aren’t backing down, despite state threats of financial penalties and a revamped Department of Health rule aimed at bolstering parental choice on masks.
Oct 5, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 4,600
Florida hospitals Tuesday continued to see decreases in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, including patients in intensive-care units.
Oct 5, 2021
Justices weigh red-light camera fees
Florida Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of a potential class-action lawsuit challenging credit-card fees that a company collects from motorists who get caught on camera running red lights.
Oct 1, 2021
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients below 5,500
Florida hospitals reported Friday that 5,414 inpatients had COVID-19, with 1,425 in intensive-care unit beds, according to data posted online by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Oct 1, 2021
Deal makes Florida company largest marijuana retailer
Trulieve, the state’s largest medical marijuana operator, is now the nation’s biggest cannabis retailer, after closing on a $2.1 billion deal to acquire former competitor Harvest Health & Recreation Inc.
Sep 30, 2021
Decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations continues
The number of inpatients in Florida hospitals with COVID-19 has dropped below 6,000, according to data posted Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Sep 29, 2021
Supreme Court urged to weigh termination of parental rights
In a case stemming from a woman who put a newborn infant in a trash bag, an appeals court Wednesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of a 2014 change in state law dealing with the termination of parental rights.
Sep 28, 2021
State ratchets up immigration fight
Pointing to what they called a “crisis,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody launched another legal challenge Tuesday to immigration decisions by the Biden administration, while Gov. Ron DeSantis took a series of steps to address people coming into the state illegally.
Sep 28, 2021
Florida faces challenges on sex offender registry
Florida is facing two constitutional challenges from men who live in other states and contend they have been improperly kept on public sex-offender registry lists in Florida.