Florida is working to remove four vaccination requirements and increase exemptions

Patient receiving a vaccination – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Prostock-studio Panama City Beach, FL. — On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Health took a step toward doing away with four childhood vaccination requirements. The department can do this without the governor’s or the Legislature’s approval. The idea is the first concrete step in Florida

DeSantis has a gradual plan to do away with property taxes in Florida, with a ballot requirement for 2026

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Hunter Crenian The following regulatory actions for the state’s endeavor to do away with property taxes on primary houses in Florida were outlined by Governor Ron DeSantis. “People are being pinched across the economy in a lot of things,” DeSantis stated on Friday’s episode of

Anything that obscures or modifies license plates, such as frames, coverings, or clear shields, is prohibited by a new Florida legislation

Florida License Plates — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Lutsenko_Oleksandr Tampa, Fl. – Anything that blocks or modifies a driver’s license plate is prohibited by a regulation that went into effect on October 1. It has coverings, frames, and even transparent shields. “We want to make sure that an officer, trooper, or a deputy can

State employees in Florida will have longer holiday weekends

State Employees – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Hunter Crenian For Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day, state employees will receive a five-day weekend and two four-day weekends, respectively. This year, all three holidays fall on Thursdays. On the Friday following Thanksgiving, offices were already scheduled to close. However, Florida Governor Ron

In certain counties in Florida, today is election day. Find out who is on the ballot and when the polls are open

Hand of a person casting a ballot at a polling station during voting. Photo and Caption: Alexandru Nika/Shutterstock.com While a number of elections in other states have garnered much of the attention, some voters in Florida will also cast ballots today, November 4. On Tuesday, November 4, polls for municipal elections ranging from mayoral contests

Florida intends to remove all statewide vaccination requirements

Child Vaccination — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Ira Lichi Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declared Wednesday that the state will take action to repeal all vaccination requirements. Florida would become the first state to do away with the long-standing, constitutionally supported practice of mandating specific immunizations for schoolchildren. During a press conference, Ladapo declared that

A second well-known Republican enters the campaign to succeed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaking – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by The Old Major TALLAHASSEE, FL. — Paul Renner, the former speaker of the Florida House, became the second well-known Republican to enter the campaign to succeed term-limited Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday when he filed to run for the office. In an interview on

In one of the biggest immigration raids in Florida, ICE detains more than 100 people

ICE detains over 100 in Florida immigration raid (not pictured) – Police Pulls Over Vehicle – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Michael O’Keene One of Florida’s worst one-day immigration raids resulted in the arrest of over 100 persons at a construction site in Tallahassee on May 29. The setting was characterized as tense, with some

‘Free Kill’ provision repealed by Gov. DeSantis’ veto of Florida’s medical malpractice bill

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by YES Market Media Fort Myers, Florida – A plan passed by Florida lawmakers that would have removed the age limit for pursuing uncapped non-economic damages in medical malpractice claims was vetoed by Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday. With almost 90 percent of the state Senate

A law to make gold and silver legal currency in Florida is signed by Governor DeSantis

Currency law – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Julie Hansen A significant step is being taken by the State of Florida to make precious metals as valuable as money. The backstory A law to begin the process of making gold and silver legal currency in Florida was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis