April 27, 2024
News Service of Florida
USDA: grants to boost telemedicine in rural Florida areas
Florida received more than $1 million in rural development grants to help fund three projects, including two targeted at telemedicine, the federal government announced Wednesday.
PanCare of Florida received a...
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Published on 10/12/2020
Florida citrus production forecast to drop
Florida’s signature citrus industry is facing another production squeeze, while growers might soon be asked to pay more to help market their products.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday...
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Published on 10/12/2020
FWC puts hold on oyster harvesting decision
Looking to address additional concerns from area residents, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission delayed a vote Wednesday on finalizing a suspension of wild-oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay for...
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Published on 10/8/2020
State closes on ‘once in a generation' land deal
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday announced closing on a long-sought 17,088-acre tract in Franklin and Wakulla counties that includes a restrictive easement for the U.S. Air Force....
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Published on 10/8/2020
Southeastern Grocers Expands Fresco y Más into Southwest Florida
Today, Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announces plans to expand its popular Hispanic grocery store into...
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Published on 10/7/2020
DeSantis says closing schools in spring a mistake
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that closing school campuses in the spring as the coronavirus pandemic took hold might have been one of the nation’s biggest “public health mistakes.”
And,...
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Published on 10/7/2020
Board of medicine refuses to waive doctor license fees
Worried that the proposal would deplete their operating budget, members of the Florida Board of Medicine on Friday overwhelmingly shot down a request for the state to waive physician licensure...
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Published on 10/5/2020
MAIL-IN BALLOTS CAST APPROACH 600,000
More than 571,000 Floridians have already cast ballots for the November election, as Monday marked the final day residents could register to vote.
As of Monday morning, 571,718 vote-by-mail ballots...
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Published on 10/5/2020
Water war arguments to be held ‘in due course'
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday indicated it will hear oral arguments in the long-running water battle between Florida and Georgia but did not specify when.
The court issued an...
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Published on 10/5/2020
Florida Supreme Court to take unusual second look at medical marijuana amendment
In an unusual move, the Florida Supreme Court is poised to hold a second round of arguments in a high-stakes case about whether the state has properly carried out a...
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Published on 10/4/2020
State, counties look to boost farmworker COVID-19 testing
State and local agencies are launching an effort to increase COVID-19 testing of farmworkers during the fall harvest season, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The...
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Published on 10/2/2020
Rapid test kits heading to Florida
Florida will receive 400,000 rapid-test kits a week that can be used to detect COVID-19 infections at schools, senior centers and long-term care facilities, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday at...
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Published on 9/29/2020
IBM drops challenge to Deloitte medicaid contract
IBM has withdrawn its challenge to a decision by the state Agency for Health Care Administration to award a major Medicaid contract to Deloitte Consulting.
A notice was filed Tuesday...
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Published on 9/28/2020
Testing requirement dropped for disability facilities
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Friday announced it is backing off a requirement that facilities for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities test staff members for COVID-19 every two weeks....
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Published on 9/28/2020
Democrats ask full court to hear ballot order fight
Pointing to the “exceptional importance” of issues in the case, Democratic Party organizations want a full federal appeals court to take up a challenge to a Florida law that determines...
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Published on 9/28/2020
TECO seeks approval for charging station plan
Tampa Electric Co. asked state regulators Friday for approval of a four-year pilot program that would lead to installing about 200 charging ports for electric vehicles. The pilot would involve...
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Published on 9/27/2020
Florida property insurance market is ‘unhealthy,' Citizens chief warns
Homeowners are again starting to flock to the state-backed property insurer of last resort as the private market becomes economically stressed, the president of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. warned Wednesday....
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Published on 9/24/2020
Florida continues to lag in census
With a Sept. 30 deadline looming, Florida continues to lag behind much of the nation in responding to the U.S. census.
As of Sunday, 92.5 percent of Florida households had...
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Published on 9/22/2020
New Florida law will shrink Medicaid waiting list
Nearly 60,000 poor, disabled and elderly residents are on a waiting list for placement in Florida’s Medicaid managed long-term care program. But the number of people on the list will...
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Published on 9/21/2020
National cable networks join effort to aid Florida felons voting effort
An effort to pay court-ordered costs for felons who have served their time behind bars is getting a $250,000 boost from MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central, the cable networks announced...
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Published on 9/20/2020
Citizens likely to avoid major impact from storm
Hurricane Sally, which caused heavy flooding and other damage Wednesday in Northwest Florida, likely will not have a major financial impact on the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp., officials said...
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Published on 9/17/2020
Jobless claims down, as companies face continued problems
Florida continues to see a steady decline in first-time unemployment claims, even as several large hospitality and entertainment companies have extended and imposed large-scale layoffs because of the coronavirus pandemic....
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Published on 9/17/2020
First ballots submitted in general election
The first votes from Floridians are in for the 2020 general election.
The state Division of Elections on Tuesday morning posted that 42 vote-by-mail ballots had been returned, with most...
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Published on 9/15/2020
Florida's health system among the worst in the nation, according to new analysis
We’re No. 41.
A new Commonwealth Fund analysis ranks Florida’s health system among the worst in the nation, finding, among other things, that the state spends $19 a person on...
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Published on 9/14/2020
Florida Department of Corrections plans to resume prison visitation in October
Putting safety measures in place to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Department of Corrections plans to resume allowing visitors at state prisons on Oct. 2.
Corrections...
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Published on 9/14/2020
