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State COVID-19 vaccination rate lags behind all but 9 other states

January 6, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is off to a less than stellar start, according to information reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC says the state has […]

Florida reopens state’s economy despite ongoing pandemic

September 28, 2020 Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday, and banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the […]

Cuban-American judge from Florida on Trump high court list

September 22, 2020 Curt Anderson and Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

MIAMI — A daughter of Cuban exiles who has had a swift rise as a lawyer and judge is on President Donald Trump’s short list to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. […]

Florida bars allowed to reopen next week at 50% capacity

September 12, 2020 Terry Spencer, Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida bars will be allowed to reopen at 50% capacity starting Monday, state officials announced Thursday. At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary […]

Florida sheriff race hinges on massacre, old shooting

August 17, 2020 Terry Spencer, Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two shootings dominating the Democratic primary for sheriff in Broward County, Florida, couldn’t be more different. The 2018 massacre that pushed former sheriff and current challenger Scott Israel out of […]

GINGRICH: Propaganda media and coronavirus lies

July 31, 2020 Newt Gingrich

Steve Krakauer has a remarkable outline of how misleading the propaganda media has been in its coverage of coronavirus. Krakauer, in his Fourth Watch newsletter, he points out, “Yes, the media’s obsession with COVID-19 cases – […]

MATTHEWS: Southern state GOP governors are handling the coronavirus outbreak well, despite critics

May 26, 2020 Stacey Matthews, North State Journal

Not long after President Trump declared a national emergency in mid-March in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the mainstream media commenced a lot of finger-pointing at Republican governors in Southern states for not immediately issuing […]

DeSantis: Florida summer camps can open without restrictions

May 23, 2020 Tamara Lush and Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday during a news conference in Jacksonville that summer camps and youth activities can open without restrictions. He said local organizations and governments can set rules […]

Ships with people from ill-fated cruise beg Florida to dock

March 31, 2020 Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

MIAMI — Two ships carrying passengers and crew from an ill-fated South American cruise are pleading with Florida officials to let them carry off the sick and dead, but Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s health […]

Biden wins Florida Democratic presidential primary

March 17, 2020 Tamara Lush and Curt Anderson, Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Joe Biden handily defeated Bernie Sanders in Florida’s Democratic presidential primary Tuesday after the state forged ahead with the vote despite coronavirus fears and some minor glitches in polling. With 219 […]