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September 3, 2021

Ron DeSantis appeals ruling he exceeded authority with ban on mask mandates in school

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that said he had exceeded his authority in banning coronavirus mask mandates in schools.

September 1, 2021

Florida Health Dept fires back at Miami Herald over claims on state's COVID data: 'Zero credibility'

The Florida Health Department is firing back at The Miami Herald over its recent coverage of the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

September 1, 2021

Florida education commissioner says counties defying Gov. DeSantis' mask mandate ban will be overruled

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran maintains that the governor's ban on mask mandates in schools is within the law, despite a Florida judge's recent ruling against the ban.

August 29, 2021

Fauci says COVID vaccination mandates for school children ‘good idea’

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he thinks it’s a good idea amid the surge in coronavirus cases due the highly contagious delta variant to mandate COVID vaccinations for students to attend schools.

August 29, 2021

Cruz’s 2022 Iowa swing puts Texas senator firmly back in 2024 spotlight

Retaking the House majority in the 2022 midterm elections is at the top of Sen. Ted Cruz’s agenda this weekend as the conservative senator from Texas makes his first trip to Iowa this election cycle. But the swing through the first-in-the-nation caucus state is sparking more 2024 speculation about the 2016 GOP runner up.

August 28, 2021

DeSantis requests Biden administration stop resettling illegal immigrants in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week wrote to the Biden administration, asking it to stop resettling illegal immigrants in the state of Florida -- and to either deport them instead, or send them to a state that supports the "flouting of our immigration laws."

August 28, 2021

Florida judge rejects DeSantis' ban on mask mandates in schools

A Florida judge on Friday ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates, claiming the Republican governor had overstepped his authority. 

August 27, 2021

Miami Herald runs 'misleading' headline suggesting 901 Florida COVID deaths occurred in single day

The Miami Herald ran a story that is being knocked by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary as "sensationalistic and dishonest."

August 27, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office objects to ‘misleadingly framed’ Orlando Sentinel story

The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has objected to what it calls another "misleadingly framed" article, this time an Orlando Sentinel story that claimed he doesn’t promote COVID-19 vaccines as passionately as Regeneron treatment.

August 26, 2021

Florida school districts defy DeSantis with mask mandates for most students

More than half of Florida's nearly 3million public school students are subject to mask mandates, which comes in the midst of efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban the requirement.