Fla. Bill Aims to Limit Media Defamation Protections Weeks after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused legacy news outlets of increasingly favoring 'preferred narratives' over truth, GOP state Rep. Alex Andrade has introduced a bill that would make it easier to successfully sue news media for defamation.... Politics
DeSantis Proposes Permanently Ending COVID Restrictions Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday unveiled a plan to permanently end all COVID restrictions. This includes terminating mask and vaccine mandates statewide in schools and businesses. Coronavirus
Florida National Park Closes After Migrants Arrival Dry Tortugas National Park, located about 70 miles west of Key West, Fla., was closed on Monday after 300 migrants who made 10 landings there over the weekend await evaluation before being sent to Key West. Social issues
Fla. Gov. DeSantis Calls For Grand Jury on COVID Vaccines On Tuesday, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would request that the state Supreme Court convene a grand jury to investigate potential wrongdoings related to COVID vaccines. Politics
US Midterms: DeSantis Beats Crist in Fla. Gov. Race With 99% of expected votes counted as of Wednesday evening, Florida's incumbent governor, Republican Ron DeSantis, was re-elected by a 19.4-point margin over his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in Tuesday's midterms. Politics
US Midterms: Biden Heads to Florida for Campaign Push Pres. Biden is traveling to Florida on Tuesday, just a week before the 2022 midterms. He'll hold an event at Hallandale Beach to speak about Social Security and Medicare and will attend a campaign event at Miami Gardens. Politics
US Midterms: DeSantis, Crist Face Off in Heated Debate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and his Democratic challenger former Rep. Charlie Crist debated topics including abortion, Hurricane Ian, "culture wars," and DeSantis's future political ambitions on Monday in their only public debate to date. Politics