State ratchets up appeal over health worker shots
December 16, 2021
Pointing to the “remarkable significance” of the case, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Thursday asked a full federal appeals court to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule t…
Feud ends over school mask mandates
December 16, 2021
A standoff between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and federal education officials about student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended after school districts nixed mask mandates.
Legal twists continue in health worker vaccine fight
December 15, 2021
As Florida battles the Biden administration about a rule that would require health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a Louisiana-based appeals court Wednesday scaled back an injunction…
Long-term solutions sought for manatees
December 15, 2021
Wildlife officials said Wednesday an infusion of projects to improve water quality is a good start, as they seek to avoid a recurrence of large numbers of manatee deaths due to a lack of seagrass and…
DeSantis adds fuel to critical race theory fight
December 15, 2021
Continuing his administration’s campaign against critical race theory, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday teased legislation that he said would, in part, allow parents to sue schools that teach the theor…
Citizens seeks double-digit rate increases
December 15, 2021
With thousands of new policies a week pouring into Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-backed insurer’s board on Wednesday approved seeking 11 percent across-the-board rate increases next ye…
Citizens eyes rate hikes, grapples with growth
December 14, 2021
Preparing to approve proposed rate increases, leaders of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. expressed continued frustration Tuesday at rapid growth in the state-backed insurer — and that rates aren…
State college enrollment continues to shrink
December 14, 2021
Florida college officials are trying to figure out what’s behind a continuing drop in state college enrollment, which analysts project could decline by more than 9 percent over the next five years if…
COVID-19 hospitalizations up slightly
December 14, 2021
The numbers of Florida hospital inpatients and intensive-care unit patients with COVID-19 increased slightly in data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Proposal could set stage for converting health systems
December 14, 2021
A House Republican has filed a proposal that would create a process for shifting public health-care systems to nonprofit organizations.