Politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is standing firm against a vaccine passport, saying businesses will be fined if they ask people for proof of vaccination. He spoke in Pensacola saying he does not want people to live in a biomedical security state.

Schools across the country are gearing up to spend billions in federal funding from money allocated through the latest coronavirus stimulus bill, but it remains unclear exactly how the money will be spent.

The Alachua Count School District is not backing down from its mask mandate. State education officials are going to withhold the salaries off officials in Alachua and Broward counties for defying the governor's ban on mask mandates. However, a judge has already said that a ban isn't legal.

Get a shot, or find another job. That was the coronavirus vaccine mandate from the Orange County Tax Collector's Office one month ago. We're now getting a look at why some employees called it quits.

School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning the mandates.

Florida House Representative Anthony Sabatini is looking ahead toward Congress and the latest part of that plan is a gun giveaway for his supporters.

All week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been doubling and tripling down on his stance against mask mandates in schools. He said those districts that implement such mandates will be punished.

The U.S. spent two decades in Afghanistan and it took just days for the Taliban to take back the county. It has been an emotional roller coater for those who served there.

Congress is getting closer to passing a one-trillion-dollar infrastructure plan and we're learning more about how Florida will benefit.

The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to withhold funding sources should a school district go against his executive order and impose a mask mandate. Now, one of his chief critics, Florida Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried, is firing back.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new eviction moratorium through October 3, 2021. That one replaces the one that expired over the weekend. It comes as some families cannot afford to pay their rent and local landlords are getting frustrated.

The New York State Attorney General detailed stunning results from its investigation into Gov. Mario Cuomo and reports of sexual harassment, something the governor continues to deny.

The White House on Thursday called on Congress to pass legislation to extend the federal eviction moratorium past Saturday, when it is scheduled to expire after a ruling from the Supreme Court.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill in the U.S. Senate suffered a setback on Wednesday after a procedural vote to advance the legislation was blocked by Republicans but some are gearing up for another vote as soon as Monday.

A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insurrection. Paul Allard Hodgkins apologized and said he was ashamed of his actions on Jan 6.

President Joe Biden wants Congress to act on his economic agenda now, but Republicans say trillions of dollars in new spending could spark inflation worries. The president has said inflation concerns will be offset by stimulating more production and more participation in the workforce.

President Joe Biden met with Senate Democrats on Wednesday to take up a multi-trillion budget blueprint to address infrastructure plans.

Protests continued in Central Florida on Wednesday night in support of the Cuban people. Two locations, one in Altamonte Springs and another in Orlando, drew large crowds.