Staff ReportsMarch 20, 2020
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More than 1,000 tests are still pending.
Tag: FDOHTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 5/2/25-Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, holds Grace Melton, daughter of Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, as he starts the 6:00 p.m. session of the House, Friday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Staff ReportsMarch 20, 2020
Renzo DowneyMarch 19, 2020
3min556
Cases jump more than 10% since the morning update.
A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016
3min202
Even though it’s mid-October, the state of Florida continues to battle the Zika virus. And on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced $7.4 million in additional state funding to Miami-Dade County to combat Zika’s spread. The money will be allocated toward mosquito control, including increased spraying of insecticide and hiring additional staff. Since June, Gov. Scott has authorized […]
Jim RosicaNovember 23, 2015
5min488
The five nurseries in Florida approved to grow and distribute medical marijuana were announced Monday by the Department of Health, putting an end to a months-long wait by parents and their sick children who need the drug to control severe seizures. The approved nurseries by region are: Hackney Nursery Co. (Northwest) Chestnut Hill Tree Farm (Northeast) Knox Nursery (Central) Alpha […]
Drew WilsonNovember 19, 2015
3min314
A Senate committee voted Thursday to introduce a bill that would improve state programs for infants and toddlers with developmental delays. Proposed by the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs, SB 7034 renames the Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program to the “Early Steps Program” and requires the Florida Department of Health to […]