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COVID-19 hospital patients near 7,000

Written by News Service of Florida on January 4, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 has jumped to nearly 7,000, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

FPL faces class action over Irma outages

Written by News Service of Florida on January 4, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

More than four years after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state, a judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit against Florida Power & Light because of customers’ electricity getting knocked out.

Session to open without COVID-19 restrictions

Written by News Service of Florida on January 4, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

Legislative leaders are monitoring the spike in coronavirus cases across Florida but haven’t made plans to reimpose restrictions on public access that were used during the 2021 session.

GOP lawmakers seek to restrict ballot initiatives

Written by News Service of Florida on January 4, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

Two Republican lawmakers filed proposals Monday that would restrict subjects that could be included in ballot initiatives. Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, and Rep. Mike Beltran, R-Lithia, filed the identical measures (SJR 1412 and HJR 1127) for consideration during the legislative session that will start Jan. 11.

Head Start vaccination mandate blocked

Written by News Service of Florida on January 3, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

A federal judge has blocked a Biden administration rule that would require staff members at Head Start preschool centers in Florida to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Florida unemployment claims at pre-pandemic levels

Written by News Service of Florida on January 3, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

First-time unemployment claims in Florida rolled in last month at a pace similar to the period before the coronavirus pandemic pounded the economy.

By the Numbers: November home prices

Written by News Service of Florida on December 30, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

A report released by the industry group Florida Realtors shows the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in November was $364,900, up 19.6 percent from the previous year.

University System Officials Urge Masks, Vaccinations

Written by News Service of Florida on December 29, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

Saying it is “clear the pandemic is not over,” top university system officials are asking students and employees to wear masks on campus and get booster shots to protect against COVID-19 as the spring semester prepares to start.

State university system Board of Governors Chairman Syd Kitson and system Chancellor Marshall Criser made the request in a letter to students, faculty and staff posted Wednesday on the board’s website.

10 Things DeSantis Wants in 2022 Session

Written by News Service of Florida on December 28, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently released a $99.7 billion budget blueprint for the 2022 legislative session and has touted a series of other proposals.

Florida, Texas see largest population increases

Written by News Service of Florida on December 27, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

Florida trailed only Texas in population increases from 2020 to 2021, while the nation had the slowest growth rate in its history, according to information released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Florida grew by 211,196 residents from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021, to a population of 21,781,128, the census estimates show. Texas grew by an estimated 310,288 residents to a population of 29,527,941.

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