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'It's the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis
2 months ago

'It's the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis

Raw Story  

A federal court issued an order blocking Florida state officials and in particular Gov. Ron DeSantis' health secretary Joseph Ladapo, from threatening TV stations over ads in support of Amendment 4, the constitutional ballot referendum that seeks to repeal Florida's near-total abortion ban, reported constitutional attorney Adam Steinbaugh. DeSantis' administration sent letters to TV stations threatening to prosecute their employees …

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'Non-answers': Judge snaps at attorney defending DeSantis' threats to broadcasters
2 months ago

'Non-answers': Judge snaps at attorney defending DeSantis' threats to broadcasters

Raw Story  

A federal judge fired back during a hearing Thursday morning at an attorney defending the DeSantis administration in the legal dispute over its threats to broadcasters airing an ad in support of the abortion-rights amendment. Tallahassee U.S. District Judge Mark Walker asked Brian Barnes point-blank whether the ad at issue stated that Florida’s six-week ban lacks an exception to protect …

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Providers halt services after court allows Florida to enforce ban on transgender care for minors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Providers halt services after court allows Florida to enforce ban on transgender care for minors

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Advocates say transgender patients are facing barriers to “potentially life-saving health care” after a federal appeals court ruled that a Florida law banning gender-affirming care can be enforced while a legal challenge plays out. Jon Harris Maurer, the public policy director for LGBTQ+ rights group Equality Florida, characterized the law as government intrusion into “vital health care”. …

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Editorial: Florida shows how to bungle a measles outbreak
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: Florida shows how to bungle a measles outbreak

LA Times  

As life-saving as the COVID-19 vaccines have been, the measles vaccine has been an even greater success story. It’s not the biggest measles outbreak in recent years, but the ho-hum attitude of the state’s top public health official, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, is deeply troubling. Still it was shocking that in the midst of the outbreak, he ignored the public …

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Trial Opens In Florida Opioid Lawsuit Case Against Walgreens
2 years, 8 months ago

Trial Opens In Florida Opioid Lawsuit Case Against Walgreens

Huff Post  

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 06: An exterior view of a Walgreens store on January 06, 2022 in Mill Valley, California. Trial opened Monday in Florida’s opioid epidemic lawsuit against the Walgreens pharmacy chain, which state officials accuse of prioritizing profits over health by improperly dispensing millions of powerful painkillers that caused tens of thousands of deaths. Justin Sullivan via …

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Virus tolls similar despite governors’ contrasting actions
3 years, 9 months ago

Virus tolls similar despite governors’ contrasting actions

Associated Press  

Nearly a year after California Gov. “Even in a pandemic, public health policy needs to take into account people’s economic and social well-being,” Noem said during a recent conservative convention. Like Florida, Missouri had no statewide mask mandate, ended business restrictions last June and has a cumulative COVID-19 death rate similar to California’s. Mike Parson has touted “a balanced approach” …

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Super Bowl LV: NFL to allow 22,000 fans to attend including 7,500 vaccinated health workers
3 years, 11 months ago

Super Bowl LV: NFL to allow 22,000 fans to attend including 7,500 vaccinated health workers

The Independent  

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Florida nursing home residents start getting vaccinated against Covid-19
4 years ago

Florida nursing home residents start getting vaccinated against Covid-19

CNN  

Pompano Beach, Florida CNN — After Covid-19 ravaged nursing homes nationwide, claiming victims without loved ones nearby, seniors at a long-term care facility in Florida started getting vaccinated Wednesday. About 90 of the most vulnerable residents and 80 health care staffers received their first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at John Knox Village, the senior living community said. While residents …

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Reviewing Florida Blue (BCBS) insurance vs Cigna vs Ambetter vs Bright Health : Reviews of Best affordable Health/medical insurance companies & plans in Florida
4 years, 3 months ago

Reviewing Florida Blue (BCBS) insurance vs Cigna vs Ambetter vs Bright Health : Reviews of Best affordable Health/medical insurance companies & plans in Florida

Associated Press  

New York, NY -- 17 Sep 2020 Comparing Florida health insurance plans online is time consuming, overwhelming, and in many cases inaccurate, as people still lose money on their premiums which they could have saved. Call & Apply for Florida Blue phone number : 711-0412 2.Cigna Health Insurance Florida reviews Cigna individual health insurance plans are just some of the …

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Florida will require schools to reopen in August despite a surge in coronavirus cases
4 years, 5 months ago

Florida will require schools to reopen in August despite a surge in coronavirus cases

CNN  

CNN — Florida, the new US hotspot for coronavirus, will require schools to reopen in August. The state’s Commissioner of the Department of Education, Richard Corcoran, issued an emergency order on Monday requiring all “brick and mortar schools” to open “at least five days per week for all students.” Florida, which initially avoided the worst of the pandemic in its …

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