Christine Sexton

August 31, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Scott Rivkees announced he will leave his post as surgeon general and secretary of the Florida Department of Health amid a surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

July 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Health care providers ranging from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville to small physicians' offices are beginning to put requirements in place for staff members to get vaccinated.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

June 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said the plaintiffs did not meet procedural requirements because they had not "shown a past or future injury."

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

June 04, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"The Orlando community right now is bracing for the five-year remembrance, and for Gov. DeSantis to veto funding for Pulse survivors and families is just cruel," said state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith.

By Christine Sexton

5 minute read

May 04, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Senate President Wilton Simpson made the announcement Monday, but it's not clear if other parts of state government will follow a public-health advisory by Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees to open back up as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

May 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Rep. Bobby DuBose, a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, never imagined he'd work on legislation with Sen. Dennis Baxley, an Ocala Republican. DuBose is…

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

April 21, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, widely known as NICA, that was set up in the 1980s to pay for care of children born with brain or spinal-cord injuries.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

April 13, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"Science, in particular, needs to have dissenting views aired, and that's how a lot of these breakthroughs end up happening. It's disappointing to see it," Gov. Ron DeSantis said of YouTube's decision to remove his video of a COVID-19 discussion with scientists who oppose government lockdowns, school closures and mask wearing.

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

April 07, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Bill sponsor Erin Grall says the Legislature has a duty "to have difficult conversations" and that she believes the proposal would help prevent "abortion from becoming a tool of modern-day eugenics."

By Christine Sexton

4 minute read

March 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"It's completely unacceptable for either the government or the private sector to impose upon you the requirement that you show proof of vaccine to just simply be able to participate in normal society," Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

By Christine Sexton

6 minute read