The latest reports from the Florida Department of health show that for the second consecutive day the COVID positive test rate is below 8%. The numbers for August 15 show that 7.73% of 50,486 tests were positive. The August 14 update reported a 7.69% positive rate with 96,000 tests. The chart below shows the 7-day […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With millions of Floridians seeking to vote by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic, postal officials have warned Secretary of State Laurel Lee that the state is at risk of having ballots go uncounted in the November presidential election. Florida, a battleground in the election, is […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s top business regulator plans to start meeting with bar operators and craft brewers, amid concerns about establishments closing permanently if a state ban on serving drinks for on-site consumption remains in place. In a tweet Saturday, Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey […]
Less than a week after the Tampa Bay Times listed Gwen Graham as a potential challenger to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022, Graham gave Floridians a peek into how she would be different than DeSantis. Graham, via her Twitter account, is aggressively pushing for DeSantis to issue stay-at-home orders. In a tweet on July […]
By The News Service of Florida Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum emerged Monday from self-imposed political exile with a social media post addressing depression and alcoholism after a March incident involving a man who reportedly overdosed in a South Beach hotel room. According to a police report, Gillum, who was in the room where […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — On the eve of a trial slated to begin Monday, lawyers representing the state and plaintiffs in a legal battle over Florida’s vote-by-mail procedures have reached a settlement. Priorities USA, Dream Defenders and other plaintiffs have been seeking to expand the state’s vote-by-mail process, arguing […]
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than a week after Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran ordered schools to reopen in August, members of the State Board of Education on Wednesday said his order has sparked confusion, fear and angst. Corcoran deflected blame to the media and said his order was designed […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis saw his net worth increase nearly 3 percent in his first year residing in the governor’s mansion. DeSantis reported a net worth of $291,449 as of Dec. 31, 2019, up from $283,605 at the end of 2018, according to a new financial […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday released its last regular batch of opinions before taking an annual summer break. Justices, who will resume regular opinion releases on Aug. 27, left pending several high-profile cases. Here are five issues to watch in the coming months: — […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a highly unusual move, the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a second round of arguments in a battle about whether the state has properly carried out a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. Justices heard arguments in May in a lawsuit […]