DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida

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DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida

by Jordan Kirkland | Apr 1, 2020

Facing backlash from Florida Democrats, Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that he will be signing an executive order requiring all Floridians to "limit movement and personal interactions outside the home." Speaking to the media at a press briefing in...

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Florida’s never-satisfied environmental activists launch ill-timed political attack on Florida farmers

by Brian Burgess | Apr 1, 2020

Never letting a good crisis go to waste, Florida environmental activists, including the Everglades Foundation-supported Everglades Trust and the Sierra Club, launched coordinated political attacks on Florida's tireless farmers this week, just as the coronavirus...

Federal inspectors eye Florida long-term care facilities

by News Service of Florida | Apr 1, 2020

Federal health inspectors arrived in Florida Tuesday to evaluate how long-term care facilities are responding to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services surveyors “have been on site in a handful of counties where they are in...

Democrats use virtual press conference to urge DeSantis to implement statewide eviction moratorium

by Alyssa Parker | Apr 1, 2020

Democrats from South Florida are pushing Governor Ron DeSantis to issue a moratorium on evictions throughout Florida. A virtual video press conference, led by Senator Oscar Braynon, Representative Anna Eskamani, Representative Shevrin Jones, Vice Mayor Sabrina...

DeSantis stands by decision to not implement a stay-at-home order

by Jordan Kirkland | Mar 31, 2020

Governor Ron DeSantis stood by his decision to not implement a statewide stay-at-home order in a press briefing on Tuesday, adding that he'll consider the possibility of a shutdown in the Sunshine State if directed by the White House “I’m in contact with [the White...

Study ranks Florida 23rd in State Economies Most Exposed to Coronavirus

by Jordan Kirkland | Mar 31, 2020

A new report released on Tuesday by WalletHub ranked the Sunshine State 23rd in state economies most impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The report comes one day after the personal-finance website ranked Florida 13th in their annual Most & Least Stressed State list....

COVID-19 Monday Evening Update: Hospitalizations and new cases lower than expected

by Brian Burgess | Mar 31, 2020

There are several intriguing data points in tonight's evening update from the Florida Department of Health (FDOH). Before we jump into the numbers, a word of caution: these datasets are small, so identifying trends is an endeavor fraught with error. Just because we...

COVID-19 update: 5,704 confirmed cases in Florida

by Jordan Kirkland | Mar 30, 2020

Confirmed coronavirus cases continue to rise in Florida, with the number of cases in state jumping by nearly 231 since Monday morning. According to the Florida Department of Health (DOH), the state now has 5,704 confirmed cases in 5,489 Florida residents. The new...

CORRECTION: Gov. DeSantis orders South Florida to stay at home through mid-April, not mid-May

by Alyssa Parker | Mar 30, 2020

UPDATE: Gov. DeSantis now says he spoke in error regarding his "stay-at-home" order for Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties, and that he meant to say that it should continue through mid-April, not mid-May. The mistake lingered for three hours before it...

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Make Certain All Patients Can Access Necessary Medications

by Sal Nuzzo and William Smith | Mar 30, 2020

In the wake of attempts to curb the spread of COVID-19, it’s vital to take every opportunity to examine the impact of healthcare policies on our state’s elderly population. As the virus’ impacts are most concerning in older individuals, the fact that more than 20...

Congresswoman Castor in a Unique Position to Support Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

by Paul Jallo | Mar 26, 2020

There are more electric vehicles in Florida than any state other than California, and we can expect to see the total number to rise rapidly in the future. Unfortunately, the infrastructure needed to charge these vehicles is lagging behind demand. Thankfully, last year...

Kirkland: We don’t have to destroy Florida’s economy to defeat coronavirus

by Jordan Kirkland | Mar 24, 2020

With the coronavirus outbreak continuing to plague much of Central and South Florida, Florida Democrats, political pundits and members of the media have seized the opportunity to drag Governor Ron DeSantis' name through the mud in an effort to prop up their political...

Free college? No thanks, I’d rather pay for it myself

by Genesis Sanchez | Mar 17, 2020

Democrat Bernie Sanders and millions of "Bernie Bros" across the nation - his supporters - seem to think American college students "deserve" to have the United States government cover their tuition costs. Today, tens of thousands of college students will visit polling...

Comprehensive community oversight is the key to accountability

by Brian Burgess | Mar 5, 2020

For the past couple of weeks, we have been hearing reports from Tallahassee of an abuse of power and taxpayer funds of a statewide domestic violence coalition. This has propelled the Legislature to reevaluate how this tragic and expensive profiteering occurred. As the...

On Venezuela, what would Bernie do?

by Brian Burgess | Mar 5, 2020

With Super Tuesday in the rearview mirror, all eyes now turn to the next biggest prize on the electoral map: Florida, and its 219 delegates. Bernie Sanders, once the frontrunner, finds himself squarely in an underdog role, trailing badly in the polls in Florida. A...

Trained nurses can help ease Florida’s health care shortage, if the Legislature will let them

by Cecil Pearce | Mar 4, 2020

With its rapid growth, Florida faces a serious shortage of skilled health care providers who can deliver quality care to patients. So why is it preventing some of those highly trained individuals from doing more to help those in need? Florida is home to over 32,000...