State seeks to short-circuit student mask case
Pointing to a “hierarchy” that requires school districts to follow state laws and rules, the Florida Department of Health is asking a judge to toss out a challenge by six school boards to a rule that seeks to prevent student mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FWC resurrects support for osprey as state bird
Add the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to the supporters of doing away with the mockingbird as the state bird during the 2022 legislative session.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.