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Florida has been notorious for ballot issues stretching from the 2000 election to the problem-plagued 2018 election in Broward County that led to lost votes and messy recounts. Some ballots arrived in envelopes that were postmarked Aug. 17 in Orlando.The Florida Department of Health says 10,957 residents, and 142 nonresidents, have died from COVID-19 throughout the coronavirus pandemic.Thousands of Florida workers, including people on the front lines battling the coronavirus pandemic, say they have gotten infected with COVID-19.But state numbers show that insurers have refused to pay nearly half of the workers’ compensation insurance claims filed by first responders, health care professionals and other workers.A ban on visitation at Florida’s 4,000 long-term care facilities expires in early September, and Gov.
Ron DeSantis is applying for the program, which will give an additional $300 to out of work Floridians who qualify.A $2 billion package of temporary corporate tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of next year. Florida’s coronavirus cases maintained a their downward swing Sunday, with the state reporting 2,583 new cases and another 14 deaths in the past 24 hours.The Florida Department of Health says 10,957 residents, and 142 nonresidents, have died from COVID-19 throughout the coronavirus pandemic.The Sun Sentinel encourages Florida voters to support Amendment 2, which would gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2026; and Amendment 3, which would open primary elections to voters of all parties, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the general election.Two South Florida men used fake and stolen identities to steal over $3 million in coronavirus relief funds, authorities said.Parkland parents who pushed safety reforms after Florida’s deadliest school shooting have shifted their attention to a new issue: Keeping police on campuses as protesters call for law enforcement to be defunded.As people change the way they vote during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Florida elections officials are trying to ensure that the flood of people who've never before voted by mail, the tendency of voters to wait until the last minute, and the slowdown at the Postal Service. Breaking news from around Florida including the cities of Orlando, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and Tallahassee. A task force has sign off on recommendations for how to allow visitors back into nursing homes. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. A surge in coronavirus beds is pushing the state's healthcare system toward capacity.Could legalizing recreational marijuana help solve Florida’s COVID-19 budget shortfall? Florida reports 3,269 new coronavirus cases, 135 more deaths Florida added 3,269 coronavirus cases Thursday to push the statewide total to 611,991 infected. But there’s no action to be taken and Francis’ appointment will stand, the ruling states, because the remedy sought by state Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, who brought the lawsuit, can’t be done.Siding with teachers unions, a judge on Thursday lifted a stay of his earlier ruling that a state order requiring schools to reopen in August is unconstitutional.The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported the deaths of another 139 people linked to COVID-19, plus 3,269 more people who have tested positive for infections.This map updates hourly to show the number of hospital beds available in Florida by county.
But now, under the cover of COVID-19, businesses are pushing Florida leaders to turn those temporary cuts into permanent breaks.Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander was jailed Wednesday on a charge of misdemeanor battery after deputies say he beat up a man shortly after returning to Florida to help search for his missing father.Florida taxpayers have spent more than $1.7 million — and are on the hook for hundreds of thousands more — in the state’s defense of a 2019 law requiring felons to pay “legal financial obligations” to be eligible to vote, according to state records.By the end of the week, long-term care facilities could reopen to visitors. Broward County is even hiring more employees to remove ballots from the envelopes when they're returned.Volusia County’s elections supervisor is crying foul after more than 1,500 mail-in ballots arrived at her office after the deadline for the primary on Aug. 18, according to a report in Daytona Beach News-Journal. Here are five takeaways about the restrictions.Animal crackers and gummy bears are off the table, but Florida medical marijuana operators finally will be allowed to make and sell THC-infused cookies, cakes and candies, after state health officials released a rule outlining edible marijuana products.Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to reopen doors to residents’ family members and friends who have been unable to visit because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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