Jan 20, 2021
Senate eyes business liability protections
Like the House, the Florida Senate appears ready to move quickly on a proposal that would provide COVID-19 liability protections to businesses.
Jan 20, 2021
DeSantis targets vaccination tourism
Gov. Ron DeSantis is working on guidelines meant to stop COVID-19 vaccination “tourism” in Florida.
Jan 19, 2021
Rivkees says state vaccine is ‘supply limited’
As Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstorms the state announcing new COVID-19 vaccination sites, a top health-care adviser acknowledged Tuesday on a phone call with hospital officials that Florida is in a “supply-limited situation.”
Surgeon General Scott Rivkees said in the statewide phone call that he does not know when additional “first doses” of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be sent to the state or how many doses would be in a potential future delivery.
Jan 19, 2021
State grapples with property insurance
Alarmed by double-digit rate increases and policies pouring into the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida lawmakers and insurance officials are grappling with how to bolster the insurance market for homeowners.
Jan 19, 2021
Major punitive damages award upheld in tobacco case
Pointing in part to “reprehensible” conduct, a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a $20.7 million punitive-damages award against Philip Morris USA in a Florida case filed by a woman who first tried cigarettes at age 13 and later suffered from a smoking-related illness.
Jan 19, 2021
Online sales tax collection goes to state senate committee
A proposal that would require more online sellers to collect Florida sales taxes and turn the money over to the state will appear Monday before the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee.
Jan 19, 2021
By the numbers: COVID vaccinations by age
Through Sunday, Florida totaled 1,031,795 COVID-19 vaccinations. Gov. Ron DeSantis has focused heavily on vaccinating people ages 65 and older. Here is a breakdown of vaccinations by age group:
— Ages 16 to 24: 18,053
Jan 17, 2021
Senator seeks regular cabinet meetings
Sen. Annette Taddeo, D-Miami, wants the governor to call Cabinet meetings at least once every two months.
Jan 17, 2021
Florida tops 24,000 resident COVID-19 deaths
With a surge of 1,200 reported COVID-19 deaths during the past week, Florida on Saturday exceeded 24,000 resident deaths since the pandemic started last year.
Jan 16, 2021
Emergency chief points finger at feds on vaccinations
The federal government is mostly to blame for what some people see as a slow distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Florida, state Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz told a House panel Thursday.