State quickly files emergency motion in mask battle
September 9, 2021
Hours after a Leon County circuit judge allowed school districts to continue student mask requirements, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration Wednesday night filed an emergency motion asking an appeals c…
Justices to hear local gun regulations case
September 9, 2021
The Florida Supreme Court will take up a closely watched case about a 2011 state law that threatens tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun-related regulations.
Judge again blocks DeSantis mask order
September 9, 2021
A Leon County circuit judge on Wednesday again blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order that seeks to bar school mask mandates, giving at least a temporary victory to parents challenging the order.
Dip continues in COVID-19 hospitalizations
September 8, 2021
The number of patients in Florida hospitals and the number with COVID-19 dipped again Wednesday, as the state continues grappling with the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.
Judge again blocks DeSantis mask order
September 8, 2021
A Leon County circuit judge on Wednesday again blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order that seeks to bar school mask mandates, giving at least a temporary victory to parents challenging the order.
COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease
September 7, 2021
Though more than 87 percent of Florida’s hospital beds were full Tuesday, the state continued to see a decrease in patients hospitalized because of COVID-19.
Affordable housing initiative tops 62,000 signatures
September 7, 2021
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring money for affordable housing continue adding petition signatures as they try to get on the November 2022 ballot.
Appeal spurs new round of battling over school masks
September 3, 2021
An appeal filed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration put on hold a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling against the state in a battle over school mask mandates – but attorneys for a group of p…
Hospitals have seen jump in children with COVID-19
September 2, 2021
As Florida schools opened their doors to students – some maskless – the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased more than tenfold.
Jobless claims tick up, as programs set to end
September 2, 2021
Jobless claims in Florida inched up for the second consecutive week, as two federal unemployment-aid programs tied to the COVID-19 pandemic are coming to an end.