Politics

Florida’s surgeon general is now stripped of the authority to mandate vaccines under declared public health emergencies. That’s under a new law signed by the governor yesterday.

Florida lawmakers have passed a measure that ultimately seeks to remove the state’s private-sector workers from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Hundreds of people gathered outside Florida's Capitol building on Tuesday to protest vaccine and mask mandates.

One question that's come before Florida lawmakers as they meet this week is whether businesses will have to choose between following a proposed state policy governing coronavirus vaccination requirements or a federal rule.

Dozier has been the commissioner representing the county's District 5 from east Tallahassee to the Jefferson County line since 2010.

The District 1 commissioner is the longest serving current member on the board

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is the only statewide elected official praising the federal infrastructure package, which includes billions of dollars for the state.

Republican U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah discussed national issues and political discourse during a virtual seminar with Florida State University's Institute of Politics.

Democrats are urging the Florida Senate to reject Joseph Ladapo’s appointment as State Surgeon General. Ladapo was appointed to the job last month. He replaced Scott Rivkees, who resigned. But since coming on board—Ladapo's positions on issues like vaccines and mask mandates have riled Democrats. And a run-in with a Democratic state senator earned a rebuke from the Senate’s top Republican.