Congressman Neal Dunn who represents Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes Bay County, is awaiting test results for possible COVID-19 infection. A spokeswoman for Dunn’s office said the congressman was not feeling well on Monday and went to the hospital, but was not admitted and is currently at home. Bay County has been mostly on…… MORE
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VIRUS CASES IN FLORIDA PRISONS
The Florida Department of Corrections says four inmates and 37 employees at 17 prisons and three probation offices throughout the state have tested positive for COVID-19. The four inmates in Florida who have tested positive were all at the Blackwater Correctional Facility. New inmates are placed in quarantine and the temperature of inmates who are…… MORE
CAR INSURANCE REFUNDS
Two auto insurance companies are sending money back to customers who are driving less because of the coronavirus outbreak. Allstate says it will refund about 15% of premiums paid by customers in April and May – about 600 million dollars. The money will be automatically deposited back to the bank or credit card account used…… MORE
FLORIDA PRICE-GOUGING
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office continues to crack down on price-gougers. Moody said her office has gotten more than $130,000 in refunds for consumers and issued 59 investigative subpoenas. They have received approximately 2,000 calls and made more than 2,700 referrals and contacts to merchants about allegations of price gouging, refunds and scams. Violators…… MORE
VIRUS CASES IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
The Florida Department of Health says the number of coronavirus cases reported in Escambia County long-term care facilities has doubled to 16. The report from does not identify the facilities where the cases are located nor whether the affected people are residents or staff members. Escambia County is Number 7 in the state for the…… MORE
SECOND ESCAMBIA COUNTY VIRUS DEATH
The Florida Department of Health is reporting that Escambia County has recorded a second death from COVID-19. A 78-year-old man from died Monday after contracting the coronavirus – the second death in four days. A 75-year-old woman who died Friday was the County’s first coronavirus death. Santa Rosa County had previously reported two deaths. The…… MORE
JUDGE TOSSES LAWSUIT AGAINST GOVERNOR
A Leon County Circuit Judge has approved a motion to dismiss a lawsuit to force Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to close all state beaches. The Governor’s deputy general counsel argued that the governor has legal discretion in deciding how he uses his emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic and the judge agreed. However, he also…… MORE
FLORIDA CHURCH SERVICES
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s exemption for religious services as part of his statewide stay-at-home Executive Order is drawing criticism over concerns that congregating in churches will spread the virus. However, many religious leaders say most churches and synagogues are expected to video-stream services and some are considering parking lot Easter services, with parishioners staying in…… MORE
FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
Because of computer problems there is said to be a backlog of more than 500,000 Floridians now awaiting unemployment benefits and thousands more are still struggling to file a claim. To try to help with the delays Governor Ron DeSantis is now allowing paper applications to be filed. DeSantis called the website problems totally unacceptable…… MORE
FACE MASK DISAGREEMENTS
Disagreements over the effectiveness of wearing face masks continue. The World Health Organization says there is no evidence wearing a mask by a healthy person can prevent infection from respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. New federal guidelines are recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. The…… MORE
