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Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2021. Editorial: Florida election supervisors must keep asking hard questions ...

DeSantis signs $101.5B Florida budget after vetoing $1.5B

By Brendan Farrington Jun. 02, 2021 12:53 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $101.5 billion budget Wednesday after vetoing $1.5 billion, including $1 billion in...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Diversity finds another enemy: The Florida Supreme Court In a...

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump greets Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he arrives at West Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. Now that the pandemic appears to be waning and DeSantis is heading into his reelection campaign next year, he has emerged from the political uncertainty as one of the most prominent Republican governors and an early White House front-runner in 2024 among Donald Trump's acolytes, if the former president doesn't run again. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
As pandemic wanes, Florida's DeSantis seizes national stage

By Bobby Caina Calvan May. 30, 2021 07:44 AM EDT

Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking

By Brendan Farrington May. 27, 2021 04:55 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...

AP Top 25 Podcast: Start 2021 season with 5 games in 5 days

Ralph D. Russo May. 26, 2021 09:44 AM EDT
From Knoxville, Tennessee, to Tallahassee, Florida, with stops in Blacksburg, Virginia, and Atlanta along the way. ...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 08:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. May 18, 2021. Editorial: Do some good with gambling: Expand Medicaid The Seminole gambling...

Surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Florida gov signs GOP voting law critics call 'un-American'

By Bobby Caina Calvan And David Bauder May. 06, 2021 08:53 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 01:44 PM EDT
Sun Sentinel. April 30, 2021. Editorial: Florida’s shame: Ten terrible decisions by a broken Legislature The 2021...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
Sun Sentinel. April 27, 2021. Editorial: A rare victory for openness, thanks to 14 Democratic senators As the annual...

Florida Representatives Manny Diaz Jr., left, and Jeff Brandes talk during a committee meeting, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Florida Legislature agrees on $101.5 B budget

By Brendan Farrington Apr. 27, 2021 07:56 PM EDT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Manatee County Emergency Management office in Palmetto, Fla. DeSantis has received a single-dose coronavirus vaccine. His office confirmed Wednesday, April 7, 2021 that the Republican governor got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires only a single dose. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)
DeSantis attacks YouTube for yanking his pandemic video

By Terry Spencer Apr. 12, 2021 03:41 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 05:57 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Aril 7 The South Florida Sun Sentinel on honoring...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:19 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ March 31 The Palm Beach Post on the “anti-riot” bill...

Florida governor to forbid 'vaccine passports'

By Bobby Caina Calvan And Freida Frisaro Mar. 29, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from...

FILE - This June 2, 2017, file frame from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind closed doors allows more gambling in the state and the property is allowed to operate a casino. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)
Trump Casino Miami? Florida gambling bill raises possibility

By Terry Spencer, Bernard Condon And Brendan Farrington Mar. 18, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 1, 2020 file photo, Charles Perez wears a protective face mask and gloves as he waits on tables at the Morada Bay Beach Cafe in Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, during the new coronavirus pandemic. Repealing statewide mask mandates and criticizing the Biden administration’s unemployment-based formula for distributing billions in federal aid has put Republican governors and their approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic back in the spotlight. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Virus tolls similar despite governors' contrasting actions

By David A. Lieb Mar. 13, 2021 03:18 PM EST

House Speaker Chris Sprowls claps during his speech on the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)
Florida lawmakers gavel into session with key bills looming

By Bobby Caina Calvan Mar. 02, 2021 11:45 AM EST

An army doctor prepares to inject the Sinovac vaccine from China during a vaccination at Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The Philippines launched a vaccination campaign to contain one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks but faces supply problems and public resistance, which it hopes to ease by inoculating top officials. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Ontario seniors won't get AstraZeneca vaccine

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2021 06:55 AM EST

A technician checks information prior to a COVID-19 vaccine at the newly-opened drive up site at the Wal-Mart store in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The site is as part of the company's initiative to vaccinate underserved communities considered vulnerable to COVID-19. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Florida expands vaccine program in minority communities

By Terry Spencer Feb. 25, 2021 12:40 PM EST