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State officials have finally disclosed at least some information about the new, more transmissible COVID-19 variant circulating in Florida.
COVID-19 whacked Florida’s economy last year. Unemployment soared. State tax receipts were projected to run billions of dollars behind.
When the COVID-19 pandemic upended schools in the 2019-20 academic year, student enrollment was expected to go down.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti-mob legislation drew a barrage of public condemnation Wednesday, when it was heard publicly for the first time.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 315 cases of the troubling, potentially more lethal COVID-19 strain.
Two of Florida’s leading environmental organizations applauded President Biden for issuing executive orders to slow climate change.
Lawmakers will take up political censorship, threats to free speech, and conservative v. liberal ideas at colleges, in this 2021 session.
DeSantis faces a difficult period of adjustment to the new administration in Washington, particularly regarding priorities for COVID.
The new Biden administration is pushing for COVID-related workplace safety rules.
Researchers and faculty at the University of South Florida found that social media has played a major role in spreading misinformation.
Lack of transparency, and failure to neither announce planned events nor his daily schedule remain trademarks of DeSantis.
Legislation that would make it harder to sue businesses that expose people to COVID-19 is moving forward in the Florida Legislature.
Not all school nurses have taken advantage of the opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot.
Florida now has 50 cases of the more transmissible COVID-19 strain first identified in the United Kingdom.
Having defended Trump’s chaotic response to the coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled skepticism on President Biden's new plan.
"Odds aren't good" for imminent vaccinations of Floridians, the report states, because of its population and the national rate of progress.
There is a growing fear the new, more transmissible strain could further burden an already-overworked health care system, the report states.
The state is home to dozens of Southern Poverty Law Center-designated “hate groups;” seventh Florida man arrested, according to reports.
Two weeks ago, Florida’s K-12 schools resumed for the 2020-21 academic year, while the COVID-19 pandemic continued.
Florida leads the nation in the new COVID-19 strain that first appeared in the United Kingdom, and it is more transmissible.