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In the wake of six measles cases at a Broward school, Florida's surgeon general writes that the Department of Health “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance” without urging the need for MMR vaccinations.

Under the deal, Jones admitted guilt and agreed to pay $200 per month toward $20,000 to cover the cost of the criminal investigation, attend mental health counseling monthly and perform 150 hours of community service.

The race is not considered competitive but features two of Florida's most colorful political candidates.

The former Florida Department of Health data analyst drew national attention after defying Governor Ron DeSantis over COVID-19 data. She is running for a Northwest Florida congressional seat in the November election.

The panel rejected a ruling by a Leon County circuit judge that said Jones was ineligible to run because she had not been a member of the Democratic Party for 365 days before qualifying for the race.

A state investigation into allegations that the Florida Department of Health fudged COVID-19 case numbers to support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ effort to reopen the state after a shutdown in April 2020, has found no evidence of wrongdoing.

It means voters have few clues so far about where these candidates have earned their money, where they invested or to whom they owe personal debts.

The former Florida data scientist is accused by authorities of illegally accessing a Department of Health computer system.

Hours after her first post, Rebekah Jones wrote another, appearing to downplay her earlier announcement.

She says Twitter suspended her account because she violated rules against platform manipulation and spam.

Rebekah Jones has said she lost her job after refusing to manipulate data to suggest Florida was ready to ease coronavirus restrictions.

Florida’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, making it one of the new hotspots in the country. In testimony to Congress this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said...