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Abortion ban modeled after Texas’ sweeping law introduced in Florida legislature
A Florida lawmaker introduced a bill Wednesday modeled after Texas’ new law prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, or roughly six weeks —…
Child Covid deaths more than doubled in Florida as kids returned to the classroom
TALLAHASSEE — Florida reached another grim Covid milestone amid the Delta surge: Since August, the number of Covid-related child deaths in the state has more…
Judge Rules Florida’s ‘Racist’ Law Protecting Drivers Who Hit BLM Protesters Is Unconstitutional
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at the Lakeland, Florida Police Department to announce a new proposal that would provide $5,000 signing…
Florida couple busted in Hawaii with fake vaccine cards
Enzo and Daniela Dalmazzo were arrested last week in Honolulu for having fake vaccine cards. That’s not too surprising, given the fact that they’re from Florida….
Florida doctors urge unvaccinated to get shots: ‘It’s the worst it’s ever been right now’
A group of Florida doctors on Monday gathered outside a medical office to urge unvaccinated individuals to get the coronavirus vaccine as the delta variant has led…
Florida county declares pandemic state of emergency amid hospital resource shortage
A Florida county voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency as hospitals are becoming increasingly strained amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.Palm Beach…
Five Florida cops dead of Covid in one week
Encouraged by their unions and their governor, Florida’s police are refusing to receive vaccines against Covid: one survey tallied only 52% respondents saying they were…
Oxygen for Water Treatment Diverted to Orlando Hospitals Dealing With Covid-19 Surge
Today in dystopian hellscape news: covid-19 cases in Orlando have apparently gotten so overwhelming that it’s begun impacting the city’s water supply. Yes, really. Read…
Florida gives two school districts 48 hours to comply with mask rule or lose funding
Florida’s Board of Education is ordering two school districts to comply with an order allowing parents to opt out of local mask mandates, with state officials giving the…
Florida’s largest school district mandates masks in defiance of DeSantis
Florida’s largest school district approved mask mandates late Wednesday in defiance of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) order that parents should be given an option to opt…
Florida officials vote to penalize 2 school districts over mask mandates
Florida education officials voted on Tuesday to punish two school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) ban on mask mandates.Florida’s Board of Education decided…
Fred reforms into tropical storm and targets Florida, Grace continues to churn in Caribbean
This new iteration of Fred has seen maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour and is moving northwest over the Gulf of Mexico at…
Hundreds of Florida doctors pen letter calling on DeSantis to repeal mask mandate ban
Over 800 Florida physicians called on Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Thursday to repeal his executive order banning mask mandates as the state continues to see a…
4 teachers die of Covid-19 within 24 hours of each other in Broward County, FL
Four teachers have died of Covid-19 within a 24-hour period in Broward County, Florida – a state that bans mask mandates. At least three of…
Two days into school year, 440 students in a Florida district are quarantined
Nearly 500 students in Palm Beach County, Fla. have been quarantined because of COVID-19 just two days into the school year, the district’s superintendent said…
Radio host urges friends to get vaccinated shortly before dying of COVID-19
A conservative Florida radio host who was vocally critical of the COVID-19 vaccine urged his friends to get the shot after he contracted the virus…
Florida children’s hospitals see pediatric COVID-19 cases soar
The number of new COVID-19 hospitalizations among children is rising in Florida as the state faces a surge in cases due in part to the spread…
Florida reports highest one-day total of Covid cases since start of pandemic
State is national epicenter as 21,683 cases reported Republican governor limits restrictions as Delta spreads America mulls vaccine mandates – will they work? Florida reported…
DeSantis takes action against Ben & Jerry’s for ending sales in Israeli-occupied areas
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is coming out against Ben & Jerry’s over its recent decision to … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/564897-desantis-takes-action-against-ben-jerrys-for-ending-sales-in-israeli Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
‘Sellout’: Anti-vax conservatives come for DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s Covid crisis has wedged Gov. Ron DeSantis between two competing forces: public health experts who urge him to do more and anti-vaxxers…
Red Tide Has Killed at Least 791 Tons of Fish in Florida
Florida is fighting through an early and serious algae scourge. More than 790 tons of dead fish have washed up on beaches in Florida over…
Florida swamped by red tide – but is fertilizer plant spill making it worse?
Dolphins, manatees and 800 tons of dead fish are piling up on the state’s shorelines in one of the worst algal blooms in years Piles…
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