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STATEWIDE — Florida is following Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration guidance, pausing all offerings of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine statewide, including at FEMA ...

A U.S. District judge has sided with Florida in its lawsuit against the CDC, granting an injunction against the federal agency’s “conditional sailing order” that spells out phased guidelines ...

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The Florida Legislative Session has no end in sight as lawmakers wait to find out when they can get back to work on a new budget. State Sen. Shevrin Jones and State Rep. Jim Mooney joined “This ...

Fla. state Sen. Shevrin Jones Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, the first openly LGBTQ+ member of the Florida Senate, represents District 34, which includes communities in the northern portion of ...