Charlie Crist

A recent survey of voters indicates this strategy isn't hurting at a time when DeSantis is also at odds with many parents, doctors and several local school districts over student mask policies.

The numbers show Hillsborough County had the second largest percentage of growth behind Orange County, and is the fourth largest county in terms of population.

The governor’s insistence on staying the course amid a skyrocketing number of infections is drawing fire as Democrats point the finger at the Republican incumbent.

DeSantis said it should be up to the parents, and not school districts, to determine whether children should wear masks in schools.

“If elected, I will be one of the first openly Queer Black women to serve in Congress," Rayner said.

"I mean, this is happening not just in Florida, but it's Florida, Georgia, Texas, other states," Crist said. "And so that's why you have the federal government. You have to come in and stop these Jim Crow laws that they're passing to discriminate."

Host Steve Newborn and Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune recap what happened over the two-month session.

The former governor made the announcement Tuesday morning on Twitter ahead of his scheduled press conference in St. Petersburg.

This would be the current St. Petersburg Congressman's third race for the governor's mansion.

Florida Congressman Charlie Crist is backing a Democratic proposal that would provide relief to the hospitality industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the industry has lost more than 3 million jobs since the start of the pandemic.

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians could be eligible to get their civil rights restored.

There are political and medical reactions coming in regarding pop-up COVID-19 vaccine distribution sites and how they were chosen.