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Fla. Governor Says National Guard Ramping Up Coronavirus Testing In Nursing Homes

11:23am April 14, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants to increase the number of National Guard personnel on "strike teams" that have been sent to long-term care facilities in the state to identify COVID-19 cases.

Governors Say They'll Force Out-Of-State Visitors To Quarantine

5:44pm March 27, 2020

by Greg Allen

People fleeing COVID-19 hotspots will get a chilly reception and a forced quarantine in Florida and Rhode Island

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's prescription drug importation program into law last week at The Villages, a large retirement community outside Orlando.

Florida Wants To Import Medicine From Canada. But How Would That Work?

8:44pm June 18, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A new law would let the state make bulk purchases of prescription drugs from Canada. But it still faces hurdles that could keep it from becoming reality.

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Michael Ertel in November 2012 while he was the elections supervisor of Seminole County, Fla. He resigned Thursday from his post as Florida secretary of state after photos of him in blackface emerged.

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Fla. Secretary Of State Quits After Photos Show Him In Blackface As 'Katrina Victim'

7:56pm January 24, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Michael Ertel stepped down shortly after the Tallahassee Democrat showed the photos to the office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.