Posted inNews & Views ‘Most of my state is doing just fine,’ says Florida lawmaker who’s also suing over local mask mandates Sabatini does not go to the grocery store much, he added, saying he “prefers to eat out.” by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics July 16, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis compared reopening schools to Walmart, and now all Walmarts require face masks DeSantis has struggled to message his belief that schools should open in a full-scale way. by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics July 15, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says if CVS is open then schools should be too The Senator’s words mirror a statement from Gov. Ron DeSantis that went viral a few days ago. by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics July 14, 2020March 12, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says he won’t support a second shutdown “I supported first ‘shutdown’ to flatten the curve,” Rubio tweeted. “But we are in a very different place now.” by Jacob Ogles and Florida Politics July 9, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. DeSantis went on Hannity for the friendly coverage he needs Among the chyrons: “How Florida succeeded where New York failed.” by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics July 8, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Democrats warn of looming COVID-19 storm, bash Ron DeSantis State health officials reported a record 11,458 new cases on the morning of the Fourth of July. by Renzo Downey and Florida Politics July 7, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. DeSantis defends Trump’s statement that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are ‘totally harmless’ Also not minimized: Florida’s case count itself. by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics July 6, 2020April 11, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida congressional candidate pushes bizarre QAnon conspiracy linking Beyonce to George Soros “Patti LaBelle is another Illuminati globalist puppet,” he tweeted. by Spencer Fordin and Florida Politics July 6, 2020April 4, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. DeSantis is now blaming the media and protesters for state’s record COVID-19 spike “Really, for two weeks, you didn’t see much about it,” said the politician-turned-media-critic. by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics July 3, 2020April 2, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Airbnb limits young renters, as Florida Surgeon General warns against July Fourth parties Those under 25 will need a history of good reviews to rent an entire home. by Renzo Downey and Florida Politics July 2, 2020February 26, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida Sheriff says he’ll deputize gun owners to combat Black Lives Matter protesters “If you threaten to come to Clay County and think for one second we’ll bend our backs for you, you’re sadly mistaken,” Daniels said. by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics July 1, 2020June 25, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Former Florida AG Pam Bondi compares Biden’s mandatory mask pitch to Cuban totalitarianism “What’s going to be next? Banning guns,” Bondi added. by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics June 29, 2020March 22, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Former Florida COVID-19 data scientist Rebekah Jones filing whistleblower complaint “I’ve spoken to my lawyer and another lawyer, and in the next few weeks, we will be filing that and others,” Jones said. by Renzo Downey and Florida Politics June 25, 2020March 5, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Former Florida COVID-19 data scientist says state is deleting cases to proceed to next phase by July 4 Jones has charged on her Twitter account that the state is actually “slowly” deleting cases and even deaths. by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics June 24, 2020September 4, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says ‘Maoist, Marxist weirdos’ driving protest ‘mobs’ “This is now driven by anti-American Maoist, Marxist weirdos who hate our country,” Rubio said, by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics June 23, 2020April 7, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida Sen. Rick Scott on state’s surge in COVID-19 cases: ‘It’s not all tied to testing’ “We clearly haven’t beat it. I think everybody is concerned when they read about the number of cases being up.” by A.G. Gancarski and Florida Politics June 22, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida just added over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in a 24 hour period. That’s never happened. Previously, the most cases in a single report were 2,783, reached Tuesday. by Florida Politics June 18, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis denies COVID-19 resurgence, but data says otherwise Wednesday’s update cuts a hole in the Governor’s defense. by Florida Politics June 17, 2020March 13, 2025
Posted inNews & Views A watered-down version of E-Verify now awaits Florida Gov. DeSantis’ signature DeSantis campaigned on a promise to sign E-Verify legislation into law, so he’s expected to sign the bill. by Jacob Ogles and Florida Politics June 16, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views After adding 1,758 cases since Sunday, over 77K Florida residents have now tested positive for COVID-19 That’s an increase of 1,758 since the state last released figures on Sunday. by Jacob Ogles and Florida Politics June 15, 2020August 17, 2023