Aug 26, 2021
Closing arguments set in school mask fight
A hearing in a high-profile lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order aimed at preventing local school boards from imposing student mask mandates is ready for closing arguments on Thursday.
Aug 24, 2021
Disney to require vaccinations for Bahamas cruises
Disney Cruise Line on Tuesday joined other lines that dock in Florida in planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations for most passengers ages 12 or older traveling to the Bahamas.
Aug 24, 2021
State seeks to scuttle challenge to transgender athlete law
Disputing that the law is discriminatory, the state is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge to a ban on transgender females participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams.
Aug 24, 2021
Medicaid could face hefty deficits
Florida’s swelling Medicaid rolls are expected to help create a nearly $1.9 billion deficit in the safety-net health care program over the next 22 months, according to new estimates drawn up by a state panel.
Aug 24, 2021
By the numbers: County vaccination rates
The Florida Department of Health on Friday released a report that showed 66 percent of Floridians ages 12 or older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Aug 23, 2021
Judge hears arguments over mask mandates
A Leon County circuit judge began hearing arguments Monday in a high-profile lawsuit about whether Florida school districts should be able to set student mask requirements as COVID-19 continues to surge across the state..
Aug 23, 2021
Gasoline prices dip, could drop more
Average gasoline prices in Florida have dipped below $3 a gallon and are expected to go down further amid concerns about the delta variant of the coronavirus, the AAA auto club said Monday.
Aug 23, 2021
Florida unemployment rate at 5.1 percent
Florida’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5.1 percent in July, as state officials pointed to people continuing to re-enter the labor force during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 23, 2021
NRA targets ban on gun sales to people under 21
Pointing to what it described as the “irrationality” of the ban, the National Rifle Association has urged a federal appeals court to reject a 2018 Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying guns.
Aug 20, 2021
Weekly roundup: Mask wars heat up
Whether Florida students will be required to “mask up” in schools this year has become an issue of national interest, and one that appears far from being resolved.
The fight over school districts’ attempts to set their own student mask mandates has headed to the courts, marking a new development in the power struggle between Gov. Ron DeSantis, local school officials and the federal government.