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State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo speaks in 2021 after being named to his post by Gov. Ron DeSantis. File photo

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo speaks in 2021 after being named to his post by Gov. Ron DeSantis. File photo

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State takes aim at new COVID booster

News Staff
Friday, September 15, 2023
Continuing a long-running clash with federal health officials, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration on Wednesday recommended that people under age 65 not receive newly approved COVID-19 booster shots.

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Real estate group concerned about land law

News Staff
Thursday, September 7, 2023
A national group of real-estate executives this week expressed concern about a new law that restricts people from China from owning property in Florida, urging steps to make sure it “does not deter investment into real estate in the state or undermine the economic benefits of this important...
Taylor County sustained flooding and other widespread damage in Hurricane Idalia. Photo by Mike Exline/News Service of Florida

Taylor County sustained flooding and other widespread damage in Hurricane Idalia. Photo by Mike Exline/News Service of Florida

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States say flood insurance fight should continue

News Staff
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Florida and other states are trying to fend off an attempt by the Biden administration to end a lawsuit challenging changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have led to higher premiums for many property owners.

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Moms for Liberty leader named to ethics panel

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed a co-founder of the group Moms for Liberty and a South Florida-based attorney to seats on the Florida Commission on Ethics, replacing the board’s former chairman and a member whose term expired.

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Insurers OK’d to Take Citizens Policies

News Staff
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
As efforts continued to sort out damage from Hurricane Idalia, regulators on Friday approved proposals by four private insurers to pull as many as 130,000 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworksy signed orders approving the proposals by...
A gas station in Perry sustained damage in Hurricane Idalia. Mike Exline/For News Service of Florida

A gas station in Perry sustained damage in Hurricane Idalia. Mike Exline/For News Service of Florida

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DeSantis, FEMA Chief assess Idalia damage

News Staff
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell planned Thursday to “see first-hand” damage from powerful Hurricane Idalia, a day after the storm barreled through North Florida.
Example of a fanny pack. Submitted photo

Example of a fanny pack. Submitted photo

Fanny pack search ruled unconstitutional

News Staff
Thursday, August 31, 2023
A state appeals court said Thursday that Orange County sheriff’s deputies making an arrest needed a warrant before searching a fanny pack that contained a gun.
Hurricane Idalia snapped off trees in Taylor County. Photo by Mike Exline/For the News Service of Florida

Hurricane Idalia snapped off trees in Taylor County. Photo by Mike Exline/For the News Service of Florida

Biden approves disaster declaration

News Staff
Thursday, August 31, 2023
President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a federal disaster declaration to help state and local recovery efforts after the Category 3 Hurricane Idalia slammed into North Florida’s Big Bend region and caused widespread damage.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER

Storms pose no immediate threat to State

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
While warm waters churn in the Atlantic Ocean as the hurricane season has entered what traditionally is its most-active period, five storm systems do not appear to pose an immediate threat to Florida.
A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Thursday in a fight about a law Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the "Stop WOKE Act." 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Thursday in a fight about a law Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the "Stop WOKE Act." 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Court to hear 'Stop WOKE' business fight

News Staff
Monday, August 21, 2023
A federal appeals court this week will hear arguments in a fight about a 2022 Florida law that placed restrictions on how race-related issues can be addressed in workplace training — part of what Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.”