COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decrease
September 16, 2021
Florida continues to see a trend of fewer patients being hospitalized because of COVID-19.
DeSantis pledges to ‘fight like hell’ over COVID-19 treatment
September 16, 2021
While Florida looks to round the corner on administering 100,000 monoclonal antibody treatments to people with COVID-19, Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged Thursday to “fight like hell” to continue receiving…
COVID-19 hospitalizations below 11,000
September 15, 2021
Florida continues to see reduced numbers of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. A reported 10,979 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized Tuesday at 228 Florida hospitals, according to data posted on th…
DeSantis calls for ditching standardized tests
September 14, 2021
Saying the state’s system of standardized testing in public schools is “quite frankly, outdated,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that lawmakers will consider a proposal during the 2022 legisl…
DeSantis pledges to fight federal, local vaccination mandates
September 14, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that Florida will fight local and federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates for public and private workers, warning that such requirements will have a “huge impact” on publi…
Florida gas prices dip below $3 a gallon
September 13, 2021
Gas prices in Florida slipped on average 2 cents per gallon last week as refineries in the Gulf of Mexico have restarted after shutting down as a precaution against Hurricane Ida, the auto club AAA r…
Florida universities rise in annual rankings
September 13, 2021
Florida universities on Monday heralded their advancement in a national ranking of public universities, but none celebrated harder than the University of Florida after cracking the top five on U.S. N…
Campaign cash chasm widens for 2022 elections
September 13, 2021
Ungodly. That’s how a fundraising email Sunday from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist described the amounts of money being raised by Republicans.
Judge issues injunction against protest law
September 10, 2021
Calling it unconstitutionally “vague and overbroad,” Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Thursday blocked a controversial state law that enhances penalties and creates new crimes in protests tha…
Updated: Court gives boost to DeSantis in mask mandate fight
September 10, 2021
Pointing to “serious doubts” about the lawsuit, an appeals court Friday put on hold a circuit judge’s ruling that said Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his constitutional authority in a July 30 executiv…