Sep 7, 2021
Affordable housing initiative tops 62,000 signatures
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring money for affordable housing continue adding petition signatures as they try to get on the November 2022 ballot.
Sep 3, 2021
Appeal spurs new round of battling over school masks
An appeal filed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration put on hold a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling against the state in a battle over school mask mandates – but attorneys for a group of parents quickly requested that the ruling be allowed to take effect.
Sep 2, 2021
Hospitals have seen jump in children with COVID-19
As Florida schools opened their doors to students – some maskless – the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased more than tenfold.
Sep 2, 2021
Jobless claims tick up, as programs set to end
Jobless claims in Florida inched up for the second consecutive week, as two federal unemployment-aid programs tied to the COVID-19 pandemic are coming to an end.
Sep 2, 2021
Florida tops 19,000 COVID-19 cases
Florida reported 19,048 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest number in four days, according to data posted Wednesday on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
Sep 1, 2021
Gulf County schools closed because of COVID-19
A second North Florida school district will be closed through the end of this week because of the worsening spread of COVID-19. Gulf County schools Superintendent Jim Norton announced Tuesday that the district would close schools Wednesday through Friday.
Sep 1, 2021
Wages, population growth lag
The average annual wage in Florida dipped further below the national mark in 2020, according to an economic overview by the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Sep 1, 2021
Florida tops 3.25 million cases since pandemic started
Florida reported 18,608 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to data updated Tuesday on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Florida now has had more than 3.25 million cases of COVID-19 among residents since the pandemic started in early 2020.
Aug 31, 2021
Records lawsuit targets State over COVID-19 data
A Democratic state lawmaker and a non-profit group have filed a lawsuit alleging the Florida Department of Health has violated public-records laws by refusing to provide detailed data about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 31, 2021
Judge backs DeSantis on unemployment money
A Leon County circuit judge Monday upheld a decision by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to cut off federal unemployment money for tens of thousands of Floridians in June, rejecting arguments that the move violated state law.