Trump’s Stance In Swing State Doesn’t Mesh With FL Planning For New School Year

“SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN IN THE FALL!!!” President Trump tweeted earlier this week. FL officials heeded the call.

CRM – Construction Management Now Serving Florida Areas

General contracting firm furthers its footprint along the Southeast coast.

DecoTeak Outdoor Benches Become Fan Favorite

Sustainably sourced teak furniture is perfect for both indoor and outdoor use.

U.S. Supreme Court Hands Victories To Religious Employers In Health Care, Employment

The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld an effort to exempt employers with religious or moral concerns from complying with a birth control law.

Amid Criticism, Fla., Health Department Defends Its Contact Tracing Program For COVID-19

DeSantis blames young people for Florida’s surge in coronavirus cases these past weeks, but contract-tracing efforts have been questioned.

‘Continuing To Build In Vulnerable Areas Does Not Make Sense’

Six months ago, back when we could still safely leave the house, I drove down to Key West to give a talk about books.

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Lawsuit Over ‘Misleading’ Debt Collection Efforts

Two debtors are barred from suing a collection agency over allegedly “misleading” dunning letters because they were never deceived.

New Federal Rule Jeopardizes International Students’ Ability To Study In The United States

International students at colleges and universities across the nation face a major challenge this fall after regulations released by ICE.

Gov. DeSantis Extends COVID Emergency As Caseload Expands; Sees Youth Defiance Of Contact Tracing

The governor extended Florida’s COVID-19 state of emergency for another 60 days.

Can Our Children Survive Toxic Chemicals, Climate Change, Assault Weapons, COVID-19, And Idiots?

You would think that Americans don’t love their children by the way we treat them.

USF Grad Assistants To Protest Stalled Contract Talks Amid COVID-Reopening Planning

With campuses set to reopen, the University of South Florida has yet to reach an agreement with graduate assistants over critical benefits.

FL Lawmaker With COVID Pleads For Mask Mandate: 'I Don’t Wish This On Anyone’

Florida Rep. Shevrin Jones, who tested positive for COVID-19, has pleaded for Gov. Ron DeSantis to require people wear masks.

Gov. DeSantis Argues COVID Picture In Florida Not As Bleak As It Seems

Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Floridians not to be alarmed at the persistent spikes in positive tests for COVID-19.

Racial Disparities In Florida’s Criminal Justice System Are Shameful

The Florida Department of Corrections reports 47 percent of the state's prison population is Black, women and men combined.

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Bookman: We Could Be Witnessing The Deciding Battle Of The Culture Wars

We are living through history, through a tumultuous time in which change accelerates, the once-solid becomes fluid and no one has any re ...

Florida Covid-19 Infections Hit A New Record At More Than 11,000 On A Single Day

Florida has set a new single-day record for COVID-19 infections — 11,458, as reported Saturday by the Florida Department of Health.

Plastic Barriers And ‘Mask Breaks’ — Florida School Districts Get Creative With Plans To Reopen Schools

When Jacksonville schools reopen in the fall, students will see their friends again for the first time in months — through the glossy sh ...

Federal Appeals Court Intervenes In Amendment 4 Fight, Casting Doubt On Felon Re-Enfranchisement

A federal appeals court threw a bomb into preparations for Florida’s August primary and November general election this week when it bloc ...

As Covid Cases Surge, Fla., Senate Dems Call For State Mask Mandate, GOP Rep Sues To Strike Local Mask Ordinances

Florida Senate Democrats called on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this week to require the use of face coverings in public statewide to cu ...

Collateral Damage From The COVID-19 Crisis Is Surfacing In The Lives Of People Around Us

We may never be able to assess the collateral damage from the COVID-19 virus, but some of it is surfacing in the lives of people around us.

Controversial Toll Road Project Funding Is Still Intact Amid $1 Billion In State Budget Cuts

While shaving $1 billion worth of projects from the Florida Legislature’s 2020-21 state budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis could not touch fundin ...

House Dems Pass Massive Infrastructure Bill; GOP Calls It ‘Nonsense’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House cleared a massive $1.5 trillion package Wednesday that backers said would not only shore up the nation’s cru ...

Amid Unrest And Turmoil Across The Country, Florida's Private Historically Black Colleges Get A Major Boost In State Dollars

At a time of protests, concerns about racism and an evolving Black Lives Matter movement across the nation, three private historically B ...

Killing The Kirkpatrick Dam? The Tale Of Florida’s Longest-Running Environmental Wrangle

This happened 20 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday.

Dem Lawmakers Increasingly Frustrated With Gov. DeSantis’ Timing On Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium

This time, Gov. Ron DeSantis waited until four hours before the deadline to extend his COVID-19 moratorium on mortgage foreclosures and ...

Conference Of Mayors Joins Fight To Implement Equal Rights Amendment

A national push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment nearly 50 years after it was proposed by Congress grew stronger Monday with a legal ...

Fla., Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal Over Alleged Diversion Of Environmental Land-Buying Money

The Florida Supreme Court has decided to let stand a lower court ruling that allows the Legislature to divert money that 2014’s Amendmen ...

DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Florida Cities From Banning Any Sunscreens — Even Those That Threaten Corals

With summer at hand, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill prohibiting Key West and all other Florida cities from banning any sun ...

Gov. DeSantis On Covid-19 Reopening: ‘We’re Not Going Back’

Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated Tuesday that he’s not turning back his plans to reopen the state’s economy as the daily number of positive ...

DeSantis Signs Water-Quality Bill Touted As Historic, Yet Also Condemned As Polluter-Friendly

Over strenuous objections from leading water-quality advocates, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law the “Clean Waterways Act,” adopted ...

DeSantis Signs Abortion Parental Consent Bill; Court Challenge Expected

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that requires parental consent for a pregnant minor to get an abortion. A court challenge is likely.

Black History Classes Suggested As FL College Graduation Requirement

Amid discussion of racial injustices, whether colleges should mandate courses on African American history or racism is up for consideration.

Roberts Joins Supreme Court’s Four Liberal Judges In Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law

WASHINGTON — In a major victory for reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a controversial Louisiana law that critics s ...

DeSantis Trims State Budget By $1 Billion, Including Some Of His Programs

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he’s used his line-item veto authority to carve out more than $1 billion from the $93.2 billion budget.

Covid-19 Infects Juveniles In 30 FL Detention Centers And Youth Prisons

Coronavirus had infected 174 youth and employees at 30 Florida juvenile detention centers and juvenile prisons through Friday.

State Budget Transparency? How Funding Roads Can Become A Complicate Legislative Maneuver

Florida lawmakers regularly sponsor local road projects in a different district than their own; here's why.

Unusually Dense Dust Layer Approaching; Little Health Risk But Florida Skies Will Be Brilliant

An unusually dense layer of dust approaching the United States from the east poses little risk to most Floridians, but people with respi ...

State Orders Bars Closed Amid Rampant Covid Spread Among Young People; Nearly 9,000 New Cases Seen

State business regulators cut off service in bars across Florida Friday amid reports of rampant coronavirus transmission among young adu ...