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Florida Republican leaders efforts to crack down on violent protests is ready for a House floor debate after it cleared its final committee stop Wednesday evening on a party-line vote.
State Rep. Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin, R-Miami, guided the Combating Public Disorder Act, also known as HB 1, through criticism by Democrats, free-speech advocates, college students and political activists.
The League of Women Voters of Florida, Florida Faith and Advocacy Office, Leon County Democratic Party and the Party for Socialism and Liberation of Tampa Bay, among others, spoke against the increased criminal penalties, additional costs and what they called an infringement of free speech that the bill creates.
Registered nurse La Tanya Forbes, right, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by RN Cheryl Birmingham, left, at Memorial Healthcare System, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Miramar, Fla.
A North Florida Congressman says we must listen to science and take these necessary steps to contain the virus.
A statewide taskforce is aiming to get at least 60% of people of color to get the coronavirus vaccine.
The Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Taskforce is enlisting faith leaders, historically Black college and university presidents, elected officials and others to advocate for the vaccine in minority communities.
“Every American deserves equal access to the vaccine, and we cannot get our economy working unless we get the coronavirus under control. Too many lives have been lost,” North Florida Congressman Al Lawson, D-FL5, a member of the taskforce, said in an email to WJCT News. “We must listen to science and take these necess