Government

Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn has vetoed a mask ordinance passed by the city council. The council approved the mask ordinance 4-1 as a measure to combat the...

As Florida schools reopen this month, district superintendents are calling on state officials to address two major challenges: the need for rapid testing for COVID-19 and a statewide plan to handle students and staff members who test positive.

Florida's primary elections are coming up Aug. 18, and close to two million people have already cast ballots. Almost 90% of those have been cast by mail...

About 60 percent of Florida households have responded to this year’s U.S. Census, trailing 31 other states in response rates, according to information...

Despite the governor’s urging that schools open in person, the state has approved plans by Broward and Miami-Dade school districts to start...

Across Florida, in-person voting began Monday in advance of the August 18th primary election as 28 counties, including Leon, kicked off a two-week period of early voting.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he might extend the statewide moratorium on housing evictions that is set to expire on Saturday.

As state and local officials debate reopening Florida schools to children, another core government service remains operational at a significantly...

Restaurant workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 could soon return to work without needing a negative test result. Governor Ron DeSantis says he wants to let restaurant workers who are no longer showing symptoms get back to work.

Physicians, educators and students were among those protesting outside the Florida Governor's Mansion, calling for Governor DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to back off their insistence that schools fully reopen as soon as possible.