Ron DeSantis

The deposition was sought by attorneys for school boards and parties challenging a Department of Health rule that requires parents to be able to “opt out” their children from mask mandates.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the White House's plan to take control of distribution will abruptly result in "massive, massive" cuts in doses coming to Florida.

The judge said the plaintiffs - parents of children with disabilities - should have pursued administrative claims before the lawsuit, a requirement under a federal law.

The governor again said he was in favor of getting the COVID vaccine, but government workers shouldn't lose their job if they refuse to get it.

The coronavirus pandemic and vaccine rollout have magnified inequities in Florida’s health care system, advocates say.

DeSantis said a new law allowing him to invalidate local emergency measures gives him the power to issue the fines, although the measure does not prohibit requiring workers from getting the shot.

President Biden said he was disappointed in Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican governors who "have been so cavalier with the health of these kids, so cavalier with the health of their communities."

The U.S. Education Department announced Friday that it is investigating Florida over its rules that block local schools districts from enacting student mask mandates.

The Department of Education can resume efforts to impose financial penalties on the 13 school boards defying rules put in place by the governor's executive order.

The state claims the trial judge substituted his "own health policy preferences or risk assessments for those of the governor or, more importantly, the state health officer and surgeon general.”