Campus ‘intellectual freedom’ bill backed in Senate
January 26, 2021
A controversial Senate proposal that would require Florida state colleges and universities to survey students about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on campus cleared its first hurdle…
Hospitals told to look to health departments for vaccines
January 26, 2021
With frustrations mounting amid a constrained supply of COVID-19 vaccines, Florida’s top public-health official urged hospital executives on Tuesday to turn to county health departments if they need…
GOP lawmakers target big tech after Trump ban
January 26, 2021
Trying to return former President Donald Trump and other banned conservatives to social-media platforms, two Florida lawmakers filed proposals Tuesday that would prohibit state agencies and local gov…
Citizens board approves 2021 rate hike recommendations
January 26, 2021
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors on Tuesday approved a pair of rate hike recommendations that make Citizens rates more competitive with private insurance company policies…
Business COVID-19 protections backed in Senate
January 26, 2021
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a proposal that would give Florida businesses that “substantially” comply with public-health guidelines broad protection from coronavirus-related law…
Citizens eyes rate hike, as insurance changes proposed
January 25, 2021
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could increase residential rates by an average of 7.2 percent this year, as the state-backed insurer contends with a flood of new policies and troubles in the privat…
By the numbers: County unemployment rates
January 25, 2021
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity on Friday released a December unemployment report. Here are the county-by-county unemployment rates:
— Osceola County: 8.7 percent
— Miami-Dade…
Legislator proposes sales-tax holiday to prepare for disasters
January 24, 2021
A Senate Republican on Friday filed a bill that would provide a sales-tax “holiday” around the start of hurricane season for people who buy disaster-preparedness supplies.
Florida deaths top 25,000; Local two-county tally at 683
January 23, 2021
More than 25,000 Florida residents have died since the COVID-19 pandemic hit early last year, according to numbers released Friday by the state Department of Health.
The department reported a majo…
Trump administration gives Medicaid gift to Florida
January 22, 2021
Former President Donald Trump’s administration gave Florida’s health-care system one last parting gift before he left office Wednesday to return to his adopted home state.