U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle denied most portions of the groups’ requests for preliminary injunctions in the case, which is a consolidation of three lawsuits, saying the plaintiffs lack “a substantial likelihood of succeeding” on the vast majority of the issues.
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The initiative was one of DeSantis’ top priorities during this year’s legislative session, which ended in March.
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Florida universities have been working on plans to reopen campuses after the coronavirus pandemic emptied out campuses in March.
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Warnings and citations will be issued to people in Alachua County who refuse to wear face masks inside of establishments.
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Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.
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When Florida first began responding to the coronavirus in March, Alachua and Marion counties gave updates without an interpreter or closed captioning, delaying access to vital news for those in the hard of hearing and deaf communities.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed 25 bills into law, including approving $2.15 million for a Jacksonville man wrongfully imprisoned for almost 43 years and two measures tied to a series of controversial highway plans.
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If a serious hurricane should develop, shelters might look a little different this year due to the coronavirus.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis plans on the country being in the third phase of reopening by August 1 and believes that UF students and faculty should be prepared to come back for the fall semester
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday mandating phase two reopening Florida begins Friday.
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