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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday signed 28 bills into law, including a controversial measure that will prevent local governments from imposing bans on certain types of …
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Jim Turner - News Service Florida
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6/30/20
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This story combines two reports, both authored by the staff at News Service Florida
Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday signed 15 bills from this year’s legislative session, …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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6/29/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida’s ban on serving alcohol to people in bars will be reevaluated daily, the state’s top business regulator said in a series of tweets over the weekend that also …
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Jim Turner
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6/29/20
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Daytona Beach, FL - Effective immediately, all vendors licensed to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises who get more than 50 percent of their gross revenue from that sale, shall suspend …
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Diane Coston
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6/26/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Visit Florida intends to use marketing dollars unspent from late winter and spring, as the coronavirus took hold, to get people to again explore the state.
In addition to a …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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6/24/20
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Tallahassee, FL - A bar near the University of Central Florida has had its state alcoholic beverage license suspended for violating reopening guidelines after 13 employees and at least 28 …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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6/23/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Confronted by yet another record day of new coronavirus infections, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday said the state would begin cracking down on restaurants and bars that …
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Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida
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6/22/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking a federal appeals court to put on hold a ruling that would pave the way for hundreds of thousands of Floridians who have been convicted of felonies to …
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Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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6/19/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Fewer than one in four hospital adult intensive-care unit beds statewide are empty, according to data updated Wednesday by the state Agency for Health Care Administration. …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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6/18/20
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Tallahassee, FL - LGBTQ advocates are hailing Monday’s (June 16th) landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are covered by federal anti-discrimination …
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Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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6/17/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Saying society needs to "function," Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed Tuesday to keep Florida open despite a recent surge in the number of people infected with COVID-19.
“We are not …
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Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida
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6/17/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Thousands of current and prospective international students in Florida are facing uncertainty about their immigration status, as COVID-19 could continue to disrupt the …
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Ana Ceballos - News Service of Florida
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6/10/20
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Tallahassee, FL - In a case stemming from threats made by a teen to shoot school classmates, an appeals court Friday rejected a challenge to a state law that allows authorities to remove guns if …
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NSF Staff
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6/5/20
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Tallahassee, FL - A week after the state university system’s Board of Governors laid out a blueprint for how to reopen campuses in the fall, school officials are offering more details about …
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Ana Ceballos - News Service of Florida
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6/5/20
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Tallahassee, FL - In a stark reminder of the toll of COVID-19 on seniors and their caregivers, slightly more than half of the reported deaths of Floridians from the disease have now been linked to …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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6/1/20
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Daytona Beach, FL - Hurricane season officially begins on Monday and the 2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins today, running through next Thursday, June 4.
Jim Judge, Volusia …
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Diane Coston
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5/28/20
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Tallahassee, FL - Opening the door for hundreds of thousands of convicted felons to be added to Florida’s voting rolls, a federal judge on Sunday struck down major parts of a state law …
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Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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5/26/20
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Daytona Beach, FL - Seven inmates at a Daytona Beach state prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the Florida Department of Corrections announced …
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NSF Staff
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4/15/20
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Tallahassee, FL - A Tampa Republican lawmaker on Friday called for an audit of the state’s overwhelmed unemployment-compensation system, as work was underway to finalize a paper version of …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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4/5/20
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Tallahassee, FL - In an effort to track and slow the spread of COVID-19 in Florida, the Department of Health is asking Floridians to fill out the online "Stronger Than C-19 " survey. Officials …
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Diane Coston
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4/4/20
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