As COVID-19 spreads fast in Florida prisons, no vaccines have been given to its inmates
More than 4,000 inmates are 65 or older, meeting the stateâs age group criteria.
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Mark. S, Inch, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, at the State Capitol, May, 1, 2019. [ SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times ]
Updated Mar. 10
TALLAHASSEE â Three months into Floridaâs vaccination efforts, Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to make vaccines available to state prisons, even as corrections officials have requested doses and identified thousands of elderly inmates who meet the stateâs eligibility requirements.
âThe department is ready and willing to administer, but they have not received any supply,â Senate Criminal Justice Chairman Jason Pizzo said on Tuesday, after having a conversation with state prison officials.
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Florida lawmakers advance bills to halt local clean energy efforts
Environmentalists say the measures would put the stateâs energy future into the hands of the Florida Legislature, whose members â often from both parties â have been heavily influenced by the stateâs utility monopolies.
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The Capitol in Tallahassee is seen following Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Mar. 10
TALLAHASSEE â Floridaâs GOP-led Legislature took the first steps Tuesday to reach its goal of putting a stop to efforts by cities and counties to strengthen options for energy alternatives in the age of climate change.