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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis counts up school board wins in ongoing war against educators | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Photo via Office of the Governor Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unusual step this year of campaigning for county school-board candidates and...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Dr.Anthony Fauci’s pending retirement: ‘Someone needs to grab that little elf and chuck him across the Potomac’ | Florida News | Orlando

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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) escalates his ridiculous attacks on Dr. Fauci: “Someone needs to grab that little elf and chuck him across the Potomac.” pic.twitter.com/H7lf6OSkj6...
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will face COVID-19 whistleblower Rebekah Jones in US House election | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Screenshot via Matt Gaetz/Twitter Florida Rep. and possible sex trafficker Matt Gaetz was able to stave off a challenge to his US...
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Florida judge backs decision to fire teacher for refusing to comply with mask mandates | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge An administrative law judge Monday backed a decision by the Broward County School Board to fire a science teacher who refused last...
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has COVID-19 following Democratic Party conference in Tampa | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday became the second high-profile Democrat to announce testing positive for COVID-19 after attending the Florida Democratic...
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Fired anti-vax Walt Disney World employees sue company claiming discrimination | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Three fired Walt Disney World workers are suing the theme park, claiming that their policies around masking and COVID-19 vaccination amounted to...
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Orlando bar owner appeals COVID-19 closure case to Florida Supreme Court | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge The owner of three Orlando bars has gone to the Florida Supreme Court in a dispute about whether the bars should receive...
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Judge backs Florida’s decision to end pandemic unemployment payments early | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge photo by Hunter Crenian/Shutterstock A Leon County circuit judge has backed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in a dispute about a decision last...
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Company ordered to pay $3.9 million in damages for failing to run mobile COVID-19 clinic in Winter Haven | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge A Leon County circuit judge this week ordered a company to pay more than $3.9 million in damages after the state Division...