TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last week that $240 million will go to rental assistance for affordable housing tenants, along with rent and mortgage assistance.The Florida Housing Finance Corporation said they will oversee all of the money, but said the funding will be divided into two funding poolsTrey Price Is the executive director of the FHFC.Price said half of the funding, $120 million, will go toward helping tenants in their portfolio around the state, who have been struggling to make rent.Price said they will work with landlords, who he said knows which tenants are behind in payments.Price told New 6, there’s still a lot that needs to be worked out, like how far back the rental assistance will go, and how far forward.

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Ottawa police face ‘flood’ of fake 911 calls; city hacked as trucker convoy continues

trucker convoy in Ottawa are spilling over onto new fronts Thursday, with police reporting “a concerted effort to flood” 911 lines, protesters mobilizing at the local airport and hackers taking aim at city council.Earlier in the day, city officials had warned of traffic disruptions at the city’s international airport as the trucker convoy encamped across the city enters its 14th day, and some members appeared to be encircling the airport.That now appears to have ended, but it remains unclear whether the group will move to a different site or return to the airport.Ottawa police had told Global News they are “aware” of the convoy’s presence at the airport and shortly after, issued a tweet warning of attempts to target emergency lines.“We are aware of a concerted effort to flood our 911 and non-emergency policing reporting line. This endangers lives and is completely unacceptable,” the police service said.“It is a crime to unnecessarily call 911 or our non-emergency number (613-236-1222).

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Canada tourism official, Ontario doctors encourage dropping of arrival testing, PCR at ‘bare minimum’

Beth Potter, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Dr. Dominik Mertz, division director of infectious diseases at McMaster University, and Dr.

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Important changes to covid rules on holidays coming into effect in Scotland tomorrow

New rules on international travel in Scotland will come into effect from tomorrow as the country continues to emerge from the worst of the Omicron Covid wave.

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Queen Elizabeth Met With Prince Charles Before His COVID Diagnosis, Now Being Monitored

Queen Elizabeth II met with Prince Charles before he tested positive for COVID-19 and is now being closely monitored, a royal source tells ET. On Thursday, Clarence House announced that Charles — who is vaccinated and boosted — tested positive for COVID-19 that morning and is now self-isolating. Our source tells ET that 95-year-old Elizabeth and 73-year-old Charles met on Tuesday after she returned from Sandringham.

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Queen's health is 'monitored' after monarch 'recently' met with Covid-hit Charles

The Queen's health is reportedly being "monitored" after she met with her eldest son Prince Charles recently, as he has been confirmed to test positive with COVID-19 on Thursday, February 10. While the 95 year old monarch has seen the first in line to the throne recently, Buckingham Palace have reportedly refused to confirm or deny whether she is currently testing positive for the virus.The palace source did confirm that the Queen is yet to display any symptoms, however.

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New York delivering COVID-19 supplies after DeSantis said Florida didn’t need them

ORLANDO, Fla. – Less than 24 hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida didn’t need help from New York to handle a recent surge in coronavirus cases, New York Gov.

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WATCH LIVE AT 12:45: Gov. Ron DeSantis makes ‘major announcement’ in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis will be in Orlando Friday afternoon to make what his office is calling a “major announcement.”The governor will be speaking at 12:45 p.m.

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Wife becomes dishwasher at nursing home to see husband with Alzheimer’s during COVID-19 pandemic

coronavirus pandemic.Her other half, Steve, is living in the memory care unit of a nursing home and has early onset Alzheimer’s, according to First Coast News. No visitors have been allowed in the nursing home, per orders from Florida Gov.

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WATCH LIVE: Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news briefing in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to hold a news briefing at 2:30 p.m.

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Doctor: Florida is coronavirus epicenter for the Southeast

told WTSP. “There’s no question about that.”According to the New York Times, data shows Arizona has about 3,300 cases per million residents, with Florida next at 2,700.

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Florida reports nearly 10,000 new cases but positivity rate shows first signs of slowing

ORLANDO, Fla. – As cases of COVID-19 continue to climb across the state Wednesday, Gov.

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Florida’s state of emergency extended as COVID-19 continues posing threat

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov.

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‘Contact tracing is not going to be enough,’ Gov. DeSantis says in fight against COVID-19

MIAMI, Fla. – Contact tracing is not the foundation of Florida’s strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Gov.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterates commitment to curbing the spread of COVID-19 in long term care facilities

MIAMI, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news briefing Monday in Miami to discuss COVID-19 updates and said he would continue to allocate resources to long term care facilities across the state to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in vulnerable demographics.“Today we’re at the site of the old Pan American Hospitals, now the Miami Care Center, and we’re doing that to highlight a new partnership between the Miami Care Center the Avante Group Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers in the state of Florida to create 150 bed COVID-19 dedicated nursing home,” DeSantis said.

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Cast members put Disney World’s COVID-19 safety changes to the test

ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World cast members will play the role of guests this week as they test Disney’s safety changes before its theme parks begin to reopen to guests amid the coronavirus pandemic.The company is holding cast member preview days on Tuesday and Wednesday at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.On Thursday and Friday, annual passholders will get the chance to visit the parks before they open to the regular park on Saturday.[RELATED: Disney World to reopen as coronavirus cases soar in Florida]Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot are set to reopen July 15.The parks were closed in mid-March as coronavirus cases increased in Florida.Gov.

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WATCH LIVE: Gov. Ron DeSantis in Central Florida after record weekend of new COVID-19 cases

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is making a stop in The Villages Monday to provide an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.His visit comes after a record weekend of newly reported cases in Florida, which now total more than 206,000 since March.Florida Health Department statistics recorded more than 6,300 new cases Monday.

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Dr. Deborah Birx urges Florida to start pool testing for coronavirus

TAMPA, Fla. – A key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force says she wants the State of Florida to begin pool testing groups of people for the coronavirus.Dr. Deborah Birx traveled with Vice President Mike Pence and Gov.

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In Tampa, Pence praises Florida's 'innovative' coronavirus response efforts

TAMPA, Fla. - As COVID-19 cases across Tampa Bay continue to rise in record jumps, the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force made a visit to Tampa to praise the governor and his efforts to slow the virus.Thursday, Vice President Mike met with Governor Ron DeSantis at USF Health's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in downtown Tampa.The last time the vice president was in Florida was May 20, when the number of positive coronavirus cases were dropping, and the economy was re-opening. Things are different now, with the state breaking records for new daily cases at least once a week. Overnight, Florida added more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases – 911 in Hillsborough alone.RELATED: Florida reports over 10,000 new

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Vice President Pence, Gov. DeSantis meet as Florida hits 10,000 daily virus cases

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida reported more than 10,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases for the first time Thursday, an unwanted milestone eclipsed hours before Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Ron DeSantis met in Tampa to discuss the state's response to the disease.The new record of 10,109 cases is partly caused by increased testing, but the mark is six times higher than where the record stood a month ago.

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Masks now required in Texas but not Florida, where data shows COVID-19 numbers growing faster

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Texas governor issued an executive order Thursday requiring face masks to be worn in public across most of the state as confirmed coronavirus cases surge but in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he doesn’t plan to require masks even though the virus has been deadlier in the Sunshine State and the infection rate is higher than in the Lone Star State.For perspective, the Texas Department of Health reported 8,029 new COVID-19 cases ahead of the governor’s order.

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Vice President Pence's visit to Tampa focuses on Florida's efforts to combat COVID-19

TAMPA, Fla. - As COVID-19 cases across Tampa Bay continue to rise in record jumps, the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force is making a visit to Tampa.Vice President Mike Pence is meeting with Governor Ron DeSantis at USF Health's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in downtown Tampa to discuss what the state is doing to slow the spread of the virus. They will speak to reporters following their meetings. The meeting comes on a day in which Florida reported its highest-ever single-day increase in COVID-19 cases -- over 10,000 new cases were noted Thursday.Pence was originally scheduled to be in Sarasota on Thursday, but the Sarasota County Republican Party announced it was postponed.

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Space Force headquarters: Brevard, Orange, Seminole counties backed by DeSantis

TALLHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has endorsed six Florida counties and three cities that hope to land the command headquarters of the U.S.

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Trust Index: Fact checking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 comments

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – News 6 puts Gov.

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VP Mike Pence to visit Florida as COVID-19 cases in the state rise

TAMPA – Vice President Mike Pence with travel to Tampa on Thursday and meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis to discuss Florida’s effort in limiting the spread of COVID-19.As of July 1, the department of health has reported more than 158,000 cases of COVID-19 in the state.The DOH said more than 14,800 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 and the state has reported 3,650 COVID-19 deaths.More than 49,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the past seven days, according to the DOH.

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Gov. DeSantis says new coronavirus infections ‘not uniform throughout the state’

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis said though the number of increasing coronavirus cases could be alarming to some, he said ultimately new infections looked different across the state and are changing how the state responds to the pandemic.DeSantis answered reporters’ questions from Bethune-Cookman University Wednesday at a news conference, saying as the cases continue to climb, the trend is that the virus seems to be infecting a younger demographic.

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Florida governor signs abortion law requiring parental consent for minors

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will require parental consent before minors can have abortions, a long-sought goal of abortion opponents in Florida.DeSantis did not make a public statement about the bill signing, but Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, and other supporters praised the measure and said parents need to be involved when their underage daughters consider having abortions.“The serious and irrevocable decision to end a pregnancy involves undergoing a significant medical procedure that results, in many cases, in lifelong emotional and physical impacts,” Galvano said in a prepared statement.

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Temporary ban on evictions, foreclosures in Florida set to expire July 1

ORLANDO, Fla. – The temporary ban on evictions and foreclosures in Florida put in place by Gov. Ron DeSantis due to economic hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic will expire on Wednesday unless the governor, again, decides to extend the moratorium.DeSantis issued an executive order in April placing a moratorium, or hold, on evictions due to nonpayment of monthly rent or mortgages.

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WATCH LIVE: Governor makes ‘major announcement’ from marine center

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Further acknowledging that climate change is a growing concern in his state, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a measure requiring public coastal construction projects to first be reviewed for impacts on the state's fragile seashore because of rising sea levels.The signing was hailed by environmentalists as an important step in addressing the encroaching ocean in a state with more than 1,300 miles of shoreline and where two-thirds of the 22 million residents live along the coast.The bill was one of 28 signed into law by DeSantis late Monday, including one that undoes a ban on sunscreen imposed by Key West.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Alyssa’s Law, requiring silent alarms at all Florida public schools

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new law Tuesday that requires all public schools in the state of Florida to have a silent panic alarm.Alyssa’s Law was named in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, who was killed in the Feb.

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Florida reports 6,093 new cases of COVID-19, 58 new deaths

most recent batch of data gives him reason to believe the mask mandate is helping to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.Pino emphasized that’s it’s still too soon to know for sure if the lower numbers are a result of the mask mandate, which went into effect June 20 after the county -- much like the state as a whole -- reported a spike in cases as reopening efforts continued throughout Florida.[READ MORE: Central Florida counties weigh recommending or adopting mandatory mask orders | Coronavirus: Is Orange County’s mask mandate working? Too soon to tell, health official says]Gov.

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WATCH LIVE: Sen. Randolph Bracy responds to state budget actions

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Pointing to “difficult circumstances,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he signed a $92.2 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year after vetoing about $1 billion in spending.The large numbers of vetoes came as state revenues plummet because of economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trust Index: Does AC spread coronavirus? Experts say not really

recently reopened theme parks to beat the heat.But with a highly contagious virus still among the Central Florida community, is it safe to stay indoors and enjoy the air conditioning?Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Friday where he posed doubt over the safety of air conditioning amid the pandemic.“I think part of it may be, as it gets hotter, people are going to want to go indoors more and be in the air conditioning, and the air conditioning is not going to be your friend when it comes to ...

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More Florida beaches announce closures as virus cases rise

MIAMI – Officials are announcing more beaches will be closing again in Florida to avoid further spread of the new coronavirus as they try to tamp down on large gatherings amid a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Sunday in Pensacola that interactions among young people are driving the surge in confirmed cases.

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Florida governor signs into law bill to speed up recounts

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law this weekend that allows local elections officials across the state to use a secondary system to speed up recounts and verify the accuracy of results.The governor approved the voting systems measure to employ a statewide network used for recounts.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will not make face masks mandatory, says it would 'backfire'

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - MAY 06: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes his mask off as he prepares to speak during a press conference at the Hard Rock Stadium testing site on May 06, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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Florida Enacts Changes to iBudget Program for Individuals with Disabilities

Health News Florida (June 24)Florida Enacts Changes to iBudget Program for Individuals with DisabilitiesFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill to revamp the state’s iBudget Medicaid program, which serves about 34,000 individuals with disabilities under a home and community-based services waiver.

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Governor says Florida isn’t ready to enter third phase of coronavirus reopening

TAMPA, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida isn’t ready for the next phase of his effort to reinvigorate the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Florida governor expands school voucher program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday that expands an existing school voucher program to allow more lower income families to participate.The bill expands the income level for which families can receive a voucher for students to attend private school.

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Trust Index: Investigating Gov. DeSantis’ latest claims about COVID-19 in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 is investigating Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest claims about COVID-19 and put those comments through the trust index.Gov.

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State agents could be going undercover into businesses not following guidelines

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations has already increased enforcement statewide of restaurants and bars not complying with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Phase 2 guidelines conducting both routine and complaint-based inspections, according to a department spokesperson.

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Florida to launch more coronavirus rental, mortgage financial assistance

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With Florida’s eviction moratorium set to expire in a matter of days, the state has announced a new initiative to provide millions of dollars in rental and mortgage assistance for residents who’ve lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Of the $250 million, $120 million will go to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, another $120 will be distributed to counties and the remaining $10 million will cover operational costs.“Many families across our state have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 through no fault of their own,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a news release.

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‘Major win for survivors:’ New Florida law eliminates statute of limitations for sexual assaults on minors

ORLANDO, Fla. – Donna’s Law, a bill that does away with the statute of limitations for sexual assaults involving victims who are minors, was recently signed into Florida law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.Sen.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill that would provide over $500 million to raise teacher salaries

HB 641 Funds for the Operation of Schools, would provide funds to schools by July 1 to become the largest compensation package in the history of Florida and would bring the base salaries of K-12 classroom teachers to $47,500.“So what we have today, what we’ll be signing, is a bill that will provide $500 million directly to teachers, all public school teachers in school districts or charter, and it will take Florida from No. 26 in the nation to No.

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List of closed Orange County restaurants, bars following a resurgence of COVID-19 cases

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic Orange County restaurants and bars have had to close up shop once again because of coronavirus concerns.Florida is now in Phase 2 of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reopening plan but as of June 24, the cases of the respiratory illness continue to grow by the thousands every day.Several Orange County establishments have closed after their employees or customers tested positive for coronavirus, while others are closing out of precaution.The following restaurants and bars have closed because of COVID-19 concerns:Knight’s Pub, 3910 Alafaya Trial, Orlando.

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Coronavirus hospitalizations are not as severe as first reported, Gov. DeSantis says

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis says though the number of reported coronavirus-related hospitalizations are on the rise, the cases aren’t as severe compared to when the virus was first detected in Florida.“A case today is not the same as a case on March 30,” he said at Orlando Regional Medical Center Tuesday.Florida has seen 103,000 thousand cases of coronavirus, with the state department of health reporting 3,200 new cases Tuesday and 206 new hospitalizations.

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Florida cracking down on bars, restaurants that violate COVID-19 social distancing guidelines

ORLANDO, Fla. – While there’s no plans to shut down businesses as coronavirus cases continue to increase daily by the thousands, Gov.

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