DeSantis Says School Closures Should Be “Off The Table”
Appearing at a Jacksonville charter school, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Tuesday touted their efforts to reopen classrooms…
Florida
Voter Registration Numbers: Seven Takeaways
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida elections officials last week released voter-registration numbers for the Nov. 3…
Florida Voters Faced with Six Constitutional Amendments
There are six constitutional amendments on the November 3 ballot. An amendment passes when it receives 60-percent approval from voters. Here’s a…
Save Florida Jobs Highlights “Negative Impact” of Amendment 2
By Jordan Kirkland, The Capitolist With less than three weeks until the election, the battle to stop Ballot Amendment 2 continued on…
House Speaker Questions COVID-19 Death Toll
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House speaker on Tuesday called into question the state’s COVID-19…
Republicans Take Aim at Ausley in Senate Race
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A North Florida Senate district controlled by Democrats for decades is in…
Appeals Court Sides with State in School Reopening Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that “nothing in the emergency order requires any teacher or any…
Judge Refuses to Extend Voter Registration Deadline
TALLAHASSEE — Saying “this court cannot remedy what the state broke,” a federal judge on Friday reluctantly refused to give Floridians more…
POLITICO Florida Reporter Writes Trump Gave “Shoutout” to Racist Group
Matt Dixon, a reporter for Politico-Florida, in an article addressing the Trump-Biden debate, wrote that Trump gave a “shoutout” to a far-right…
DeSantis Says Closing Schools in Spring a Mistake
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that closing school campuses in the spring as the coronavirus pandemic took hold might have been one…
GOP Chairman, Incoming Speaker Fight Minimum Wage Hike
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two state Republican leaders added their voices Monday in opposition to a…
DeSantis Lifts COVID-19 Business Restrictions
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted state COVID-19 business restrictions Friday, including limits on…