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Florida topped 200,000 COVID-19 cases over the weekend
Hitting 200,000 cases this weekend would have seemed unlikely — if not unthinkable — a month ago.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signed 19 bills last night, including deregulating food trucks, banning insurance from using genetic info, and more
DeSantis has gradually signed bills from the legislative session that ended in March.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs parental consent abortion bill, which critics say endangers teens
The bill, which passed during the legislative session that ended in March, will take effect Wednesday.
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DeSantis signed 28 bills last night, including a ban on Florida cities banning sunscreen
Among the other bills signed Monday was a measure (HB 59) that will allow pharmacies to use automated systems to dispense prescription drugs.
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Florida Power & Light wants to build more electric vehicle charging stations
The five-year pilot program, which would take effect Jan. 1, deals primarily with cost-related issues.
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Judge will decide whether to move forward with a class-action lawsuit against Florida unemployment system
The lawsuit makes a series of allegations, including negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs 21 bills into law, including bus safety and bear poaching measures
The bills were passed during the legislative session that ended in March but did not formally get sent to DeSantis until this month.
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Company behind Florida’s ‘jalopy’ unemployment system says they’ve had no involvement in over 5 years
The CONNECT system cost taxpayers $77 million.
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Over half of Florida’s COVID-19 deaths are linked to nursing homes and long-term care facilities
Florida topped the 50 percent threshold in numbers released Saturday by the state Department of Health.
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Florida judge refuses to order fixes to state’s ‘clunker’ unemployment website
“We can’t even agree what fix means among the parties,” Cooper said.
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Florida’s hurricane prep sales tax holiday starts this Friday
Florida lawmakers included the disaster-preparation tax holiday in a $47.7 million tax package (HB 7097) approved in March.
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Another legal battle emerges over Florida’s fight for Spanish-language ballots
The case focuses on Puerto Rican voters, and seeks to ensure they are not denied the right to vote in Florida.
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University campuses in Florida to reopen this fall, says state leaders
Students at the 12 universities finished the spring semester through online courses, which will continue during the summer.
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Florida college students were forced to take online classes, and now they’re suing for refunds
The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of Egleston alleges breach of contract and “unjust enrichment” by UF.
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Florida increases COVID-19 testing at long-term care facilities, as cases climb over 700
The orders raise the possibility nursing homes and assisted-living facilities could face license revocations, suspensions or fines for not complying.
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Judge rejects class-action lawsuit over Florida’s unemployment website
Meanwhile, prominent Orlando trial attorney John Morgan said he can get back the $77.9 million Florida spent setting up the CONNECT system.
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New lawsuit challenges Florida’s mail-in ballot requirements amid coronavirus outbreak
The lawsuit argues that ballots should be valid so long as they are postmarked on or before Election Day.
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Federal judge rejects challenge to overturn greyhound racing ban in Florida
The voter-approved amendment set a Dec. 31, 2020, deadline for ending greyhound racing at pari-mutuel facilities.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis expected to announce plans to allow elective surgeries this week
You’re talking about screenings, you’re talking about things that are really important,” DeSantis said Saturday during the Cleveland Clinic appearance.
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DeSantis just signed a law limiting ballot initiatives, now it’s being used to stop Florida’s recreational pot movement
The new law was highly controversial during the legislative session that ended last month.
