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In Florida, worsening heat puts more people at risk
For more than two decades now, Jeannie Economos has been advocating for farmworkers' health. Pesticide exposure was her first focus. But for half that time, she's also zeroed in on...
White House COVID report: ‘Florida is in full pandemic resurgence.’
Florida is now painted in red — for increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, for test positivity and high levels of community transmission in nearly 90% of the counties,...
State agrees to settle lawsuit over COVID-19 reports
The state has agreed to settle a lawsuit that stemmed from unreasonable delays by Gov. Ron DeSantis' office in providing the weekly White House Coronavirus Task Force reports to the...
Amid vaccine rollout, Florida’s COVID-19 numbers continue to deteriorate
While Gov. Ron DeSantis has turned his focus to vaccine distribution, all COVID-19 metrics — cases, deaths, positivity rates and hospitalizations — are worsening for the state, according to a...
DeSantis says elderly will get coronavirus vaccine before essential workers, parting with CDC recommendations
In the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination, Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to prioritize vaccination of Florida's elderly population over essential workers such as teachers, postal and public transit workers,...
Latest White House COVID-19 task force report has Florida in red zone; court hears Orlando Sentinel case
Florida remains in the red zone, according to the Dec. 13 White House COVID-19 Task Force report, which was obtained this week as the Orlando Sentinel went to court in...
Florida Dems slam DeSantis over not releasing COVID reports, lag in reporting deaths
Florida congressional Democrats on Friday called out Gov. Ron DeSantis for his "ongoing and purposeful lack of transparency" by being slow to release weekly White House coronavirus task force reports...
2 White House task force reports released by DeSantis’ office after newspaper sues
Gov. Ron DeSantis' office on Wednesday evening released two White House Coronavirus Task Force reports that are more than a month old, nearly a week after the Orlando Sentinel filed...
Sun Sentinel to join suit against DeSantis for refusing to release weekly White House coronavirus reports
The South Florida Sun Sentinel will join a lawsuit filed by the Orlando Sentinel against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his office for failing to provide the weekly White House Coronavirus...
White House COVID report: Florida hospitalizations increase
Florida is having week-over-week increases in hospitalizations, while experiencing an increase in new cases and test positivity, according to the Nov. 22 White House Coronavirus Task Force weekly report. Between...