Seven Democrats compete for chance to win seat representing Florida's District 24

Seven Democrats compete for chance to win seat representing Florida's District 24

The winner of the August primary will face Republican​ candidate Te Brown​ in the November general election.

Florida's surgeon general wanted to repeal vaccine mandates. What's the status?

Last September, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said he wanted to end all vaccine mandates in the state of Florida. It would be the first and only state in the country to do so. So what’s changed since then? On a policy level, nothing. But parents are confused, local pediatricians are seeing vaccine hesitancy growing, and vaccine exemption rates are the highest they’ve been in a decade. Vaccines are still mandated throughout Florida wi…