Stories by News Service of Florida
Stories by News Service of Florida
DeSantis to sign property insurance change
Medical board agrees to revamp weight-loss rule
Judge tries to untangle ‘Grim Reaper’ lawyer case
By the numbers: COVID-19 deaths by state
As of Friday, the United States had nearly 597,000 reported COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic started. Here are numbers for Florida and other states that have had the most deaths:
— California: 63,376 deaths
— New York: 53,377 deaths
Courts to drop mask, social distancing requirements
Governor signs record $100 billion budget
Off and running: Nikki Fried enters gubernatorial race
Rocky start to pride month
DeSantis riled the LGBTQ community on Tuesday when he signed into law a wide-ranging education bill that includes a ban on transgender females participating in girls’ and women’s high-school and college sports.
The measure (SB 1028), one of the most-controversial bills of the 2021 legislative session, will make female athletes’ eligibility for sports teams contingent on their “biological sex” on birth certificates issued “at or near the time of the student’s birth.”
DeSantis signs bill on transgender athletes
Speaking at a private school in Jacksonville on the first day of Pride Month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a wide-ranging education bill that includes a ban on transgender females participating on girls’ and women’s high-school and college sports teams.
The measure (SB 1028), one of the most-controversial bills of the 2021 legislative session, will make female athletes’ eligibility for sports teams contingent on their “biological sex” on birth certificates issued “at or near the time of the student’s birth.”