DeSantis: ER visits better metric in gauging COVID-19’s spread, severity
The Center Square – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly stressed in April and May that the positivity rate of mass COVID-19 tests was a better way […]
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Florida’s status as gateway to the stars grounded in enhanced bonding capacities, tax incentives
The Center Square – With Hurricane Isaias forecast to menace Florida’s east coast, NASA and SpaceX have moved Sunday’s splashdown of two astronauts returning from the […]
Florida lawsuits challenging local mask mandates not gaining traction in court
The Center Square – Palm Beach County can require people to wear facemasks in public places during a pandemic without violating anyone’s constitutional rights, a state […]
Florida’s largest teachers’ union sues to stop school reopening mandate
The Center Square – Florida’s largest teachers union filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Florida Department of Education’s mandate that all schools reopen next month and […]
Report: Some labs only reporting positive COVID-19 test results to Florida officials
The Center Square – Several private labs contracted to process COVID-19 tests in Florida are reporting “incomplete data” that artificially could be boosting the state’s positivity […]
Florida school districts seek parents’ input as August school openings near
The Center Square – Many of Florida’s 67 county school districts are asking parents their preference for in-person instruction or digital learning as they plan on […]
DeSantis says opening schools critical to Florida’s COVID-19 economic rebound
The Center Square – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday schools are as essential to the economy as […]
Rising median age of Florida COVID-19 cases spurs alarm over stressed ICU capacity
The Center Square – Hospitalizations are increasing and the median age of Floridians testing positive is rising, both indicators of an accelerating COVID-19 pandemic, public health […]
Resistance mounts to order requiring Florida’s K-12 schools to fully reopen in August
The Center Square – Florida’s largest teachers union, the superintendent of the state’s second-largest school district and congressional Democrats are raising alarms about reopening schools in […]
Despite legal challenges, local mandatory mask orders sweeping Florida
The Center Square – Miami-Dade County and Jacksonville, where the Republican National Convention kicks off next month, are among the latest Florida governments to adopt mandatory […]