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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference following the State of the State address during the joint session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
As DeSantis’ GOP star rises, the money is following. He raised $2.7 million in February.
It was his largest monthly haul since he was sworn in as governor in 2019.
Wealthy Florida Keys enclave received vaccines in January before much of the state
An aerial view shows Ocean Reef Club, a wealthy, gated community in north Key Largo. More than 1,200 older Ocean Reef residents received vaccinations in mid-January, well before doses arrived in most other areas of the state.
The area is home to many wealthy donors to the Florida Republican Party and GOP candidates.
The case for — and against — making it harder to sue health care facilities over COVID-19
Resident physician Mikaela Aradi, Tampa, left, joined nurses and health care workers from St. Petersburg General Hospital, Friday, May 29, 2020 in a protest against HCA Healthcare, outside of the hospital. Nurses and healthcare workers are protesting the possibility of layoffs and adequate protection for workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
We take a look at the top arguments for and against some of the most controversial legislation making its way through the Legislature this session.
Why is the NRA against a ban on dog tethering?
In 2019, Hernando County residents urged the county to ban unattended tethering of dogs. The ban eventually passed. This is Honey, a dog found in Palm Harbor in 2010 with a rope embedded in her neck. It's believed she was tied as a puppy, got away and grew into the too-tight rope. She eventually received surgery. In 2021, Tallahassee lawmakers took up a statewide tethering ban.
The measure cleared a state Senate committee unanimously. But the gun rights group waived against the bill.

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  1. Florida Democrats seek federal probe into DeSantis’ vaccine distribution
    9 minutes ago• Politics
    Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.
  2. Which school workers get coronavirus vaccines? Depends on where you sign up.
    1 hour ago• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at a news conference Wednesday in Crystal River, where he announced a new vaccination site and addressed a question about which Florida school employees are eligible to receive doses.
  3. Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind
    1 hour ago• Nation & World
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  5. The case for — and against — making it harder to sue health care facilities over COVID-19
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Resident physician Mikaela Aradi, Tampa, left, joined nurses and health care workers from St. Petersburg General Hospital, Friday, May 29, 2020 in a protest against HCA Healthcare, outside of the hospital. Nurses and healthcare workers are protesting the possibility of layoffs and adequate protection for workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  6. ‘Possible plot’ to storm U.S. Capitol again puts law enforcement on high alert
    5 hours ago• Nation & World
    National Guard stand guard at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday.
  7. Lawmakers can’t cite local examples of trans girls in sports despite legislative crusade
    6 hours ago• Nation & World
    A proposed ban on transgender athletes playing female school sports in Utah would affect transgender girls like this 12-year-old swimmer seen at a pool in Utah on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. She and her family spoke with The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to avoid outing her publicly.
  8. As DeSantis’ GOP star rises, the money is following. He raised $2.7 million in February.
    Earlier today• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference following the State of the State address during the joint session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
  9. General: Pentagon hesitated on sending Guard to Capitol riot
    Earlier today• News
    Army Maj. Gen. William Walker, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard listens during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
  10. Cuomo: ‘I’m not going to resign’ in response to sexual harassment allegations
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    An image taken from video from a news conference New York Gov. Andrew Cumoa held Wednesday.
  11. Pentagon hesitated sending National Guard to Capitol riot, general says
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    The commander of the General District of Columbia National Guard, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, testifies Wednesday before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing examining the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  12. Why is the NRA against a ban on dog tethering?
    Yesterday• Politics
    In 2019, Hernando County residents urged the county to ban unattended tethering of dogs. The ban eventually passed. This is Honey, a dog found in Palm Harbor in 2010 with a rope embedded in her neck. It's believed she was tied as a puppy, got away and grew into the too-tight rope. She eventually received surgery. In 2021, Tallahassee lawmakers took up a statewide tethering ban.
  13. After unemployment fiasco, Florida senators move to punish vendors
    Yesterday• Politics
    Jeff Clark stares into the abyss of Florida's unemployment reclaim system from the kitchen counter of his Safety Harbor home.
  14. Florida’s toll road projects a ‘fiscal cliff,’ in serious trouble, lawmakers say
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida's three proposed toll roads are not necessary, argues an environmentalist advocate.
  15. Solid sign-ups for Biden’s new ‘Obamacare’ coverage offer
    Yesterday• Health
    The main web page for the HealthCare.gov. More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden re-opened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday.
  16. DeSantis orders flags lowered to honor COVID-19 victims
    Yesterday• Politics
    Joana Moore holds a portrait of her mother Patsy Gilreath Moore who died at age 79 from COVID-19 as she poses for a photograph at a symbolic cemetery created to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. Officials announced that a new COVID-19 testing site will be opening in the neighborhood.
  17. Here are four bills that would change insurance in Florida
    Yesterday• Business
    Several bills are attempting to address troubled portions of Florida’s insurance systems. Pictured is debris after Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key. [Times (2017)]
  18. Trump’s cash plea could complicate GOP fundraising efforts
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday in Orlando. Trump called on his supporters to send their contributions directly to his own committees.
  19. Senate panel favors proposal to change how Florida uses school tests
    Yesterday• Education
    Sen. Perry Thurston presents his bill to pause the consequences of state accountability testing during a Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday.
  20. Fact-checking Rick Scott’s claim of wasteful spending in the coronavirus relief bill
    Mar. 2• Politics
    Sen. Rick Scott, R-Naples, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday in Orlando.
  21. FBI chief warns violent ‘domestic terrorism’ growing in U.S.
    Mar. 2• Nation & World
    FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. Wray is condemning the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol as “domestic terrorism.”
  22. Senate Dems sort final details of $1.9 trillion virus relief bill
    Mar. 2• Nation & World
    The sun shines Tuesday on the U.S. Capitol dome.
  23. Lifted by polls, DeSantis vows: ‘The sun is rising here in Florida’
    Mar. 2• Politics
    House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R- Palm Harbor, far left, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Spring Hill, far right, listen as Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers his address during the joint session of the Florida Legislature at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
  24. Publix gets 1 out of 4 Florida coronavirus vaccines, but officials don’t know where shots will go
    Mar. 2• Politics
    A Publix Super Markets store located along U.S. 19 in Tarpon Springs.
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