Appeals court reverses course on cruise restrictions
July 27, 2021
An appeals court on Friday reversed itself and at least temporarily blocked federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention restrictions on the cruise-ship industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeSantis vows to fight school mask mandates
July 22, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down Thursday on his opposition to mask mandates for public-school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he would call for a special legislative session if the feder…
Canada border changes could help Florida tourism
July 21, 2021
State economists expressed optimism Tuesday that already-rebounding tourism numbers will see a quicker-than-anticipated boost from international travelers as Canada eases COVID-19 border restrictions.
Natural gas costs could drive up utility bills
July 21, 2021
Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Duke Energy Florida could have to dig a little deeper to pay their electricity bills this fall because of higher-than-expected natural gas costs.
DeSantis says state to fight ruling in cruise ship case
July 19, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday the state likely will ask a full federal appeals court to reimpose a preliminary injunction that would block restrictions on the cruise-ship industry during the COVID-19…
Doctors face new rules for smokable medical marijuana
July 19, 2021
New rules laying out the do’s and don’ts physicians must follow when certifying patients to smoke medical marijuana took effect last week, but it’s not clear that doctors or patients are fully aware…
School standards targeted for revision
July 13, 2021
Florida’s State Board of Education on Wednesday will consider adopting a wide-ranging overhaul of curriculum standards across multiple subjects in public schools, including guidelines for teaching ci…
Judge refuses to scuttle ‘Grim Reaper’ disciplinary probe
July 13, 2021
A Northwest Florida judge has refused to toss out a lawsuit seeking possible sanctions against a Santa Rosa County attorney who drew national attention for dressing as the Grim Reaper to criticize Go…
Florida near bottom of nation’s list for number of new unemployment claims
July 9, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor released a report Thursday that estimated Florida had 5,946 newly filed unemployment claims during the week that ended July 3. Here is a comparison to numbers of claims…
Elsa could bring flooding after landfall
July 7, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa remained poised to strike the largely rural Big Bend region by late Wednesday morning and bring the potential for flash flooding to rivers across North Florida.
As of 6 a.m. W…