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GOP-Heavy Committees Prepare To Draw Fla., Districts That Will Shape Decade Of Elections
The state lawmakers who will draw new electoral districts that will shape Florida elections in 2022 and beyond were announced Friday.
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Vaccine Incentives: Fla., Venues Offer Gift Cards, Food Vouchers; Other States Promote Huge Prizes
On the COVID vaccine front, states across the U.S. promote giveaways, scholarships and large cash prizes to urge residents to get the shots.
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More School Boards Face Pay Cuts And A 5 P.M. Deadline To Comply With Controversial Florida Mask Policies
As tensions rise over punitive measures by the state, several school boards face a 5 p.m. deadline today to comply with state mask policies.
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Florida Set To Boost The Minimum Wage To $10 An Hour — ‘A Dramatic Difference' For Low-Wage Workers
Later this month, Fla., workers will see a significant bump to the state's minimum wage, part of a voter-approved constitutional amendment.
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Seminole Tribe Joins Fray In Lawsuits Over Gambling Deal Bringing Sports Betting To Florida
As was inevitable, the plot thickens as Florida's contentious new gambling laws come under legal attack on multiple fronts.
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Punishment: Fla., Officials Withhold Pay To Alachua, Broward School Boards Despite Court Mask Ruling
The Dept. of Education withheld state funds from these two boards for adopting mask mandates that allegedly violate "parental rights."
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DeSantis Says Vaccines Are Best Tool Against COVID; But How's Florida Doing On The Vaccination Front?
Back in December, Gov. Ron DeSantis prioritized the elderly population for COVID-19 vaccines, a strategy that went against the status quo.
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New Environmental Secretary Appointed As Florida Ecosystems Deteriorate
Shawn Hamilton, newly named secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, has a daunting task ahead of him.
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Fried To DeSantis: State's Top Environmental Appointment Is Not His Call To Make
“As I reminded (DeSantis), he lacks the legal authority to unilaterally make this appointment," Fried said.
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Unencumbered By State Expectations On Masks, Florida Private Schools Have Varied Approaches To Policies
Tina Meadows, director of a private school called Grace Success Academy in Miami-Dade County, has had students and staff under mandate.
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Prison Policy Report Issues Florida Prisons An “F” Grade For COVID Response
Florida state prisons had the nation's third-highest number of COVID-19 deaths among inmates, 17th highest in its mortality rate, for the F.
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An Escalating Legal War Could Be On The Horizon For School Boards And Masks Mandates In Florida Schools
The school mask mandate controversy could involve more legal battles, according to school district officials.
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DeSantis Loses: Judge Rules Local School Boards Can Implement Mask Mandates
The DeSantis administration suffered a major legal defeat Friday when a state trial judge ruled that the governor exceeded his authority.
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45 States Have Sent In Plans To Receive More Federal COVID Funds Earmarked For Schools; Fla., Is Not One Of Them
Florida is one of 5 states that has not submitted a state plan for COVID relief to the U.S. Department of Education, holding up billions.
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As COVID Flares, Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees Is On The Way Out; Who Will Replace Him?
Rarely seen in public since April 2020, Florida Surgeon General Rivkees will officially disappear from the Department of Health next month.
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Will More School Districts Impose Mask Mandates Following Leon Court Ruling On Mask Policies?
A Friday court ruling vindicated the mask policies of 10 Florida school districts that have mandated masks without parental opt-outs.
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Not All Mask Mandates Are Equal: 10 Florida School Districts Have Varied Approaches
In a statewide conflict over school mask policies, 10 school districts are defying state orders by mandating masks for students.
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DeSantis Spreads Word On Monoclonals; Faces Pushback From Big School Districts, Cruise Industry
DeSantis is amid a court battle and facing pushback from the state's largest school districts and Florida's massive cruise industry.
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Judge: Lawsuit Over DeSantis Schools Mask Policy Tests Uncharted Legal Waters
The trial pitting parents critical of Gov. Ron DeSantis's school masking policies against the administration extends into this afternoon.
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Statewide Teacher Union Uses Data, News Reports To Chronicle School-Related COVID Deaths And More
As the second school year of COVID-19 continues, this union is chronicling deaths, classroom closures, those testing positive, other data.