Search results for

Florida lawmakers will vote Thursday on a record $93.2 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year that includes spending $500 million to increase teacher pay and bolstering reserves as the novel coronavirus threatens state revenues.

All places of public assembly, whether indoor and outdoor, are limited to no more than 50 people, or 50 percent of the meeting place’s occupancy load, whichever is less, City Manager Lee Feldman said at a special City Commission meeting.

He intends to recommend to the state's Board of Governors to instruct university presidents to hold online classes only for the remainder of the spring semester.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday took far-reaching actions to combat the coronavirus as he ordered bars and nightclubs to close for the next month and as state universities moved to hold online classes for the rest of the spring.

State school officials said public schools would remain closed until April 15, and announced the suspension of mass campus gatherings, including sports events.

The former vice president’s victories were another blow to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose early strength has evaporated as African Americans and working-class whites across the country have sided with Biden.

Gov. Rick Scott announced his plan Monday to give the University of Florida $15 million a year for five years.

A pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and killed on State Road 200 in front of the Steeplechase Plaza. The man has been identified by fingerprints, and investigators are looking to notify family members.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on Thursday reassuring people that blood donation is both safe and needed during this outbreak.

It was something I hadn’t known to be afraid of — to not be able to breathe comfortably, and not know where to get care.