Ron DeSantis

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed off on a measure that extends COVID liability protections for healthcare providers such as hospitals and nursing homes. Under the bill, the protections first put in place last year will continue through June of 2023. But some lawmakers worry the provisions are too broad.

Florida’s GOP-led legislature is trying to curb vaccine and mask mandates as Gov. Ron DeSantis escalates his fight with the federal government over the issues.

Florida lawmakers are returning to Tallahassee to take up a slate of bills that would push back against the federal government’s vaccine mandates and limit local government authority to require COVID-19 immunizations.

Simmering political tensions between Governor Ron DeSantis and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried are only getting worse. The two clashed during Thursday’s Cabinet meeting over the state's COVID-19 response.

According to a DeSantis spokeswoman, Rebeka Jones has until Thursday to resign or be fired.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he doesn't know Rebekah Jones, the creator of the state's lauded COVID-19 dashboard who was removed from her post earlier this month, and later fired from the Florida Department of Health.

Florida seems to have passed its peak for coronavirus cases. Even though the state is still logging new infections, the rate of new cases overall appears…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is defending areas like Jacksonville and Duval County that decided to reopen beaches. Criticism of the move was swift and…

lorida hospital and physician groups are asking Governor Ron DeSantis to allow them to restart surgeries.

Florida hospital and physician groups are asking Governor Ron DeSantis to allow them to restart surgeries. They say the reason DeSantis suspended the…