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Northside Coalition of Jacksonville leader Ben Frazier was handcuffed after being told he was trespassing at the Florida governors COVID news briefing.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is starting off his Tuesday with a news conference in Jacksonville.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding his first press conference in 2022.

The press conference is set to start at 10 a.m.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo joined DeSantis during a briefing Monday to speak on a new testing philosophy.

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo indicated the state Department of Health would issue new testing guidance for the state to put an emphasis on higher-risk people. He and Gov. DeSantis took aim at mass testing after the Biden administration announced a plan to distribute 500 million at-home COVID tests to Americans.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo joined DeSantis during a briefing Monday to speak on a new testing philosophy.

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo indicated the state Department of Health would issue new testing guidance for the state to put an emphasis on higher-risk people. He and Gov. DeSantis took aim at mass testing after the Biden administration announced a plan to distribute 500 million at-home COVID tests to Americans.

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) recently received spending authority for its $1.1 billion budget for home and community-based services (HCBS), allowing eligible providers to begin applying for the funding this month. 

Plans to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada have been in the works for years. In Florida, it may finally happen sooner than many may think, thanks in part to rare agreement between President Biden and Governor DeSantis.