News Service of Florida
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Data posted Monday by the state Department of Health showed 1,144 reported deaths linked to the virus in 2025, up from 1,027 deaths at the end of June. -
The Agency for Health Care Administration showed that 21,572 abortions had been reported this year as of July 1, down from 36,221 at the same point in 2024. -
Contributions during the quarter included $715,000 from the California-based Tides Foundation and $400,000 from the Florida Policy Institute, a state Division of Elections report shows. -
The Sunshine Genetics Act creates a pilot program led by the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU to offer voluntary, free genetic screening to newborns across Florida. -
Brevard and Lee are also in the top 10 for number of registered boats in Florida. Lee ranks third with 48,139 and Brevard is seventh with 35,001. -
Senate Appropriations Chair Ed Hooper said he and House Budget Chair Lawrence McClure have committed to having a budget in time for Monday votes. -
Tampa-area cab companies challenged a 2017 law that dissolved the county Public Transportation Commission, which had long regulated the industry. -
The law prohibits cellphone use throughout the school day in elementary and middle schools and creates a pilot program that prevents cellphone use in some high schools. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and other professionals argued that a repeal of a 1990 law would need to be coupled with broader caps on non-economic damages in malpractice lawsuits. -
The vote came two days after senators angrily objected to the House amendment that killed the funding for a Sen. Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research.
