Florida tests candies marketed to kids for heavy metals and harmful additives

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced on Monday new ...
Tampa Free Press

Is Your Candy Safe? Florida Finds Arsenic In Popular Sweets

Florida officials are taking a closer look at what sits on the candy aisle, and the latest results might make parents think ...

New poll says Florida parents want vaccine safeguards to protect kids | Column

As a mom of two school-aged children, I know how unpredictable parenting can be. One day everything feels manageable; the ...
Orlando Weekly

Florida Medical Association defends vaccines for kids after state leaders target mandates

Florida’s leading professional association of doctors issued a statement in support of vaccinations for children Thursday, just a day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph ...
AOL

Will Florida kids get three-day weekend for Veterans Day? See list of which schools are open

While you're enjoying the extra hour of sleep that came with the end of daylight saving time, let's turn our attention to the next holiday: Veterans Day. The holiday will be observed Tuesday, Nov. 11.
CNN

Florida plans to end vaccine mandates statewide, including for schoolchildren

Florida will move to end all vaccine mandates in the state, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday. The move would make Florida the first state to end a longstanding – and ...
WFTV

Full appeals court will re-hear Florida’s drag show law for kids

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a full-court hearing on a 2023 Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows, after earlier rulings blocked it ...