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The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.

Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.

Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.

A Florida Bar complaint alleging defamation was filed Thursday against a Miami Beach City Commission candidate who had long-celebrated her father — a serial killer who inspired ‘Dexter’ executed by the state in 2012 — on social media. The complaint by South Florida filmmaker Billy Corben alleges that Monique Pardo Pope, an attorney and commission […]

TAMPA — Saying Floridians need property tax relief now, former Florida House Speaker and 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner is calling for the Legislature to reduce the ad valorem taxes levied by local governments immediately by rolling them back to the previous year’s levels, plus a reduction based on how much the county’s spending […]

Having failed to negotiate bicameral support last year, Senate President Ben Albritton renewed Thursday his push to bolster rural Florida communities. SB 250, dubbed “Rural Renaissance” by Albritton, would expand funding opportunities for rural roads, housing, education, healthcare, and business to the tune of $217.9 million.  A focus of the Republican citrus farmer from Wauchula, […]

Hundreds of millions in federal funding will be pumped into Florida’s rural health care delivery system in the coming months, a top health care official in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration promised Thursday during a recognition of National Rural Health Day. Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Shevaun Harris said the state intends to make rural […]

The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a four-year settlement with Florida Power & Light (FPL) Thursday for about $6.9 billion, which opponents claim is the largest rate hike in U.S. history. The investor-owned utility, Florida’s largest with approximately six million accounts totaling around 12 million customers, said in a press release that it will […]

Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.

Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.

Florida House Democrats found common ground with Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday in vehemently opposing Republicans’ eight property tax proposals, all of which have passed their first committee hurdles along party lines. The measures aim to slash most property taxes while keeping law enforcement funding intact. Although seven of the eight are proposals to amend the […]

The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.