by Alyssa Parker | Jul 9, 2020
With the number one risk of Covid-19 mortality being in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the requirement of all long-term care facility staff in the state get Covid-19 tested every two weeks. During a press conference Monday...
by News Service of Florida | Jul 1, 2020
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will require parental consent before minors can have abortions, a long-sought goal of abortion opponents in Florida. DeSantis did not make a public statement about the bill signing, but Senate President Bill Galvano,...
by News Service of Florida | Jun 26, 2020
State tax revenues showed little improvement in May as the economy continued to suffer heavy damage from the coronavirus pandemic, a new report shows. The monthly revenue report from the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research said the state’s net...
by News Service of Flordia | Jun 25, 2020
Visit Florida intends to use marketing dollars unspent from late winter and spring, as the coronavirus took hold, to get people to again explore the state. In addition to a more-traditional $39.8 million marketing plan that will go before the Visit Florida Board of...
by Alyssa Parker | Jun 24, 2020
The Florida Board of Governors approved plans for reopening submitted by Florida State University and the 11 other public universities for the fall semester, with restrictions and guidelines due to COVID-19. The board voted on the reopening plans at the University of...
