Florida will see three tax ‘holidays’
May 21, 2021
Floridians preparing for the looming hurricane season can avoid paying sales taxes on many types of disaster gear starting late next week, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $196.3 million tax package…
DeSantis backs school history guidelines
May 21, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he urged state education officials to put new guidelines on how U.S. history is taught in public schools. The State Board of Education on June 10 will consider a propose…
By the numbers: How states stack up
May 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday released a report showing estimated first-time unemployment claims filed last week. Here is how Florida stacked up against other states in the number of clai…
National GOP seeks to help defend elections law
May 20, 2021
The Republican National Committee and the GOP’s Senate campaign arm are seeking to help defend a controversial new Florida elections law that includes placing additional restrictions on voting by mai…
Moody appeals after immigration ruling
May 20, 2021
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody quickly launched an appeal Wednesday after a federal judge refused to block immigration-enforcement moves by President Joe Biden’s administration.
Education proposal targets efforts to ‘indoctrinate’
May 19, 2021
A proposed rule that will be weighed by the State Board of Education aims to control the way history is taught in Florida classrooms and not allow teachers to “indoctrinate” students, as part of wha…
Court rules against ‘phantom’ medical expenses
May 19, 2021
An appeals court Wednesday took aim at what are dubbed “phantom” medical payments in personal-injury cases but asked the Florida Supreme Court to resolve the issue.
Cruise ship fight sent to mediation
May 19, 2021
A U.S. district judge has ordered mediation in Florida’s lawsuit challenging federal restrictions that have idled the cruise-ship industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By the numbers: Fully vaccinated by age
May 19, 2021
As of Monday, more than 7.65 million people were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Florida. Here is a breakdown of fully vaccinated people by age group:
— Ages 15-24: 408,963
— Ages 25-…
Elections law hit with another challenge
May 18, 2021
Alleging discrimination against Black and Latino voters, a coalition of groups has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Florida elections law that includes additional restrictions on voting by m…