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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that Florida will fight local and federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates for public and private workers, warning that such requirements will have a …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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9/13/21
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Tallahassee, FL - President Joe Biden expressed disappointment Friday in Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican governors who have criticized a White House directive to require COVID-19 vaccinations …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/13/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Attorneys for the state are asking a federal appeals court to lift most of a preliminary injunction against a controversial new law aimed at punishing social-media companies …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/10/21
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Tallahassee, FL - 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 …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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9/9/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida’s citrus industry continues to be squeezed, as it now uses less than half of the amount of land that it used in 2000, according to reports released Wednesday by the …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/9/21
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Tallahassee, FL - 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 …
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Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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9/8/21
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Tallahassee, FL - In a new front in the fight about mask mandates, three school boards are challenging a Florida Department of Health rule designed to prevent districts from requiring students …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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9/8/21
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Tallahassee, FL - As Florida Power & Light began pursuing an increase in base electric rates this year, a new group, Floridians Against Increased Rates, emerged to oppose the utility.
That has …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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9/7/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida reported 17,506 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to data posted by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The data showed that, in total, 45,909 …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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9/7/21
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Tallahassee, FL - As Florida schools opened their doors to students --- some maskless --- the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased more than tenfold.
At a news conference …
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Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida
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9/2/21
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Tallahassee, FL - A Democratic state lawmaker and a non-profit group have filed a lawsuit alleging the Florida Department of Health has violated public-records laws by refusing to provide detailed …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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8/31/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced Monday that the state Department of Education has withheld funds from the Alachua and Broward county school districts in …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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8/31/21
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Tallahassee, FL - A federal judge tangled Monday with lawyers for the state over a controversial law --- one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top legislative priorities --- that enhances penalties …
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Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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8/30/21
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Tallahassee, FL - A report released Friday by Florida health officials showed the state had 151,760 new COVID-19 cases during a week-long period that ended Thursday.
The state also had 1,727 …
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News Service of Florida Staff
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8/30/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his constitutional authority, a Leon County circuit judge on Friday sided with a group of parents in a high-profile lawsuit challenging …
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Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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8/27/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday began calling witnesses to back the state’s case against allowing school districts to impose student mask mandates, as a hearing …
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Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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8/25/21
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Tallahassee, FL - A legal battle over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to prevent school mask mandates will go ahead next week after a circuit judge refused to dismiss the case …
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Ryan Dailey
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8/24/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Florida’s largest physician and hospital groups are going on radio and television to urge people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Florida Medical Association and …
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News Service of Florida
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8/19/21
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Tallahassee, FL - E-commerce company Leafly has carved out a niche as one of the nation’s leading shopping sites for all things cannabis.
Leafly and similar websites allow visitors to peruse …
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Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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8/18/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Arguing that the case raises a “political” question, attorneys for the state say a circuit judge should dismiss a lawsuit challenging moves by Gov. Ron DeSantis and …
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Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
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8/17/21
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