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Storm delays COVID-19 vaccine delivery

February 16, 2021
A shipment to Florida of more than 200,000 doses of Moderna vaccine has been delayed due to a storm that has battered parts of the country, and the state’s top emergency management official doesn’t…

Moment of silence in schools backed by house

February 16, 2021
With the proposal’s sponsor saying children growing up now “have issues” in part because “they don’t have time for moments of reflection,” a House panel Tuesday approved a controversial bill that w…

Alcohol ‘to go’ proposal motors ahead

February 16, 2021
Driving home with sealed mixed drinks or other alcoholic libations as part of “to go” meals, an option allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic to help restaurants, moved closer Tuesday to becoming per…

Florida tourism numbers lowest since 2010

February 16, 2021
COVID-19 ended a decade of record-setting tourism numbers in Florida, with the industry seeing a 34 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to the prior year.

Business liability protections delayed in Senate

February 16, 2021
A scheduled committee vote on a high-profile bill that would protect businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits was delayed Monday after the measure’s primary sponsor, Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Pe…

State grants extra time for standardized tests

February 15, 2021
Amid a debate about whether students should be required to take standardized tests in person as COVID-19 continues to spread, the state Department of Education is giving an additional two weeks for…

No-fault repeal backed in Senate

February 15, 2021
Florida senators continued moving forward Monday with a proposal to do away with the state’s longstanding no-fault auto insurance system, with trial attorneys and insurers closely watching the debate.

Bill seeks to remove Roberts name from law school

February 15, 2021
Florida lawmakers will again consider a proposal aimed at removing the name of former state Supreme Court Chief Justice B.K. Roberts from the building that houses the Florida State University Colle…

Judge to weigh lawsuit on unemployment problems

February 15, 2021
Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began tossing people out of work, a circuit judge is again poised to consider a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from major problems in Florida’s un…

CDC school guidance may have little effect in Florida

February 14, 2021
New guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic might not change anything in Florida, as state Education Commissio…
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