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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removes his face mask on April 8, 2020, as he prepares to talk to the media about COVID-19 in Florida at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Coronavirus is surging in Florida. Is the state doing enough to fight vaccine hesitancy?
“DeSantis has been bragging about his so-called better approach to the pandemic for months,” one doctor said. “But look at us now.”
DeSantis defends state response to Red Tide in Tampa Bay amid calls to declare emergency
Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, backed by wildlife experts, marine business owners and politicians, talks about the state’s overall effort to combat the recent Red Tide outbreak plaguing Tampa Bay waters, during a press conference held at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. At this moment, the DeSantis was pushing back on a question from a reporter who said the St. Petersburg Mayor, Rick Kriseman accused the governor of politicizing Red Tide. In rebuttal, DeSantis said it was Kriseman who introduced politics into the Red Tide discussions.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said the Florida governor has politicized the response. DeSantis disagreed.
Ethics panel gets tough on sham no-party candidate in 2020 Miami race
Frank Artiles' car as they raid his home in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
“The sacred trust regarding elections is paramount,” the commission chair said.
DeSantis looks to ban mask mandates if schools, feds require them
Ron DeSantis issued an order Friday, April 2, 2021 prohibiting Florida businesses from requiring customers show proof that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
The governor made his comments in response to what he said was talk about compulsory masks in schools.
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  1. Democrat Joseph Saportas files to run for Latvala House seat
    Yesterday• Politics
    Joseph Saportas, a Democrat, has filed to run in what is now Pinellas County’s House District 67.
  2. Lawsuit seeks to force Florida to keep paying $300 unemployment benefits
    Yesterday• Politics
    FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown, in Surfside, Fla. Unemployment fraud in the U.S. has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic: more than $63 billion has been paid out improperly through fraud or errors since March 2020. Criminals are seizing on the opportunity created by the pandemic and are making false claims using stolen information. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
  3. Florida is buying $300 million in land. It’s for the environment — and developers.
    Yesterday• Politics
  5. Odessa woman finds ballots inside 115-year-old ballot box used for home decor
    Yesterday• History
    Linda Martin's 115-year-old ballot box contains ballots from the 1906 election.
  6. Pelosi appoints 2nd GOP critic of Trump to Jan. 6 committee
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, said he has agreed to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request to join the select committee examining the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
  7. Wengay Newton explains cryptic comment about Ken Welch
    Jul. 24• Elections
    St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Wengay Newton poses for a portrait at his childhood home which he has donated to Pinellas County Habitat for Humanity pictured on June 17 in St. Petersburg
  8. DeSantis picks Senate President’s daughter for USF trustee
    Jul. 24• Politics
    Florida Senator Wilton Simpson, R- Trilby, left, greets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, right, during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
  9. Groups worry about tapping COVID-19 relief for infrastructure
    Jul. 24• Nation & World
    Workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, as senators struggle to reach a compromise over how to pay for nearly $1 trillion in public works spending, a key part of President Joe Biden's agenda.
  10. USF, big on ambition, hits a bump as its still-new president steps down
    Jul. 24• Education
    USF president Steve Currall speaks at a June 23 Board of Governors meeting in St. Petersburg, where a board member questioned whether the school was being aggressive enough about its goals.
  11. As Florida Cuba protests continue, Democrats to run online ad campaign
    Jul. 24• Politics
    Screengrab of a Democratic National Committee online advertising campaign that will run in Cuban communities across Florida. Republicans have been calling for more action from President Joe Biden on Cuba for months.
  12. Green Beret veteran challenges Kathy Castor for House seat
    Jul. 24• Politics
    ANGELIQUE HERRING | Times Jarrid "Jay" Collins prepares for a rugby match at the Warrior Games in 2019 in Tampa. Collins has filed to challenge U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor for the House seat.
  13. Records provide more details in sham 2020 Florida candidate probe
    Jul. 24• Politics
    Frank Artiles leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on March 18, 2021.
  14. Appeals court reverses course, lifts CDC cruise COVID-19 safety rules
    Jul. 23• Politics
    A man watches as Royal Caribbean International's Freedom of the Seas cruise ship sets off down Government Cut past Miami's South Pointe Park on a simulated voyage from PortMiami on June 20, 2021.
  15. Florida’s unemployment site hacked, exposing personal data on 58,000 claimants
    Jul. 23• Politics
    CONNECT, Florida's Online Reemployment Assistance System.
  16. Ethics panel gets tough on sham no-party candidate in 2020 Miami race
    Jul. 23• Politics
    Frank Artiles' car as they raid his home in Palmetto Bay on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
  17. Could college athletes profit from adult entertainment?
    Jul. 23• Politics
    Tampa Bay has the fourth-highest number of adult entertainment options per capita in the country, a Monday WalletHub study said. | [Times file photo]
  18. Coronavirus is surging in Florida. Is the state doing enough to fight vaccine hesitancy?
    Jul. 23• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removes his face mask on April 8, 2020, as he prepares to talk to the media about COVID-19 in Florida at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
  19. Tampa Bay teachers seek protections from ‘critical race theory’ accusations
    Jul. 23• Education
    Activist Ben Frazier, left, is asks to leave after shouting chants of "Allow teachers to teach the truth" during a June 10 State Board of Education meeting, where members banned critical race theory from Florida schools.
  20. No more anonymous code complaints about neighbors, state law says
    Jul. 23• Politics
    Overgrown grass at a property in Dunedin in 2018. [City of Dunedin]
  21. Disney may get $570M in tax breaks for new Florida campus: report
    Jul. 22• Business
    Disney is set to receive more than a half-billion dollars in tax breaks for a new corporate center.
  22. Florida is keeping a close watch on the FDA these days. Here’s why.
    Jul. 22• Politics
    Maker Biogen was hopeful its drug aducanumab would be the first ever approved to treat the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's-- a major medical milestone.
  23. DeSantis looks to ban mask mandates if schools, feds require them
    Jul. 22• Politics
    Ron DeSantis issued an order Friday, April 2, 2021 prohibiting Florida businesses from requiring customers show proof that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
  24. Group run by Sidney Powell, who fought Biden’s election, gets Florida approval
    Jul. 22• Politics
    Sidney Powell, speaking here at a December rally in Georgia, runs a group accused of prematurely seeking donations in Florida.
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