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Legislatures attend the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

Florida lawmakers gavel into session with key bills looming

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

This July 2020 photo provided by Johnson &amp; Johnson shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 cleared a Johnson &amp; Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.(Johnson &amp; Johnson via AP, File)

White House, governors make sales pitch for new J&J one-shot COVID-19 vaccine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida makes older teachers, officers vaccine eligibile

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President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File )

Trump wins Washington Times-CPAC straw poll

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Florida got it right, and the lockdown states got it wrong

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

A technician prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at the newly-opened drive up site at the Wal-Mart store in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The site is part of the company's initiative to vaccinate underserved communities considered vulnerable to COVID. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Florida expands vaccine program in minority communities

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at a Navarro Discount Pharmacy in Hialeah, Fla. DeSantis announced that seniors will soon be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at Navarro Discount Pharmacies and CVS y mas pharmacies in Miami-Dade County. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida to start vaccinating older teachers, police officers

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, Rush Limbaugh reacts as first lady Melania Trump, and his wife Kathryn, applaud, as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, died on Feb. 17, 2021, of lung cancer. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Rush Limbaugh flag honors won’t be statewide

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

In this Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, Rush Limbaugh reacts as first lady Melania Trump, and his wife Kathryn, applaud, as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, died on Feb. 17, 2021, of lung cancer. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

In Rush Limbaugh’s home state, a flap over lowering flags

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks the media at a coronavirus vaccination site at Lakewood Ranch Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida governor: Flags will be at half-staff for Limbaugh

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"Over the years, these platforms have changed from neutral platforms that provide Americans with the freedom to speak to enforcers of preferred narratives," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday during a news conference at the Florida Capitol. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Ron DeSantis, Florida governor: Flags to fly at half-staff for Rush Limbaugh

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Democrats question Florida governor’s vaccine priorities

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FILE- In this Nov. 2, 2019, Nikki Fried, Democratic candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, speaks during a campaign rally, in Miami. In a possible prelude to Florida's upcoming gubernatorial campaign, Fried, the state's only Democrat holding statewide office, is taking a shot at Gov. Ron DeSantis in a campaign-style video released Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, that casts the Republican as unempathetic amid a deadly pandemic and beholden to former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

In Florida, first shots fired in upcoming race for governor?

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Florida

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Editorial Roundup: Florida

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1,000 COVID vaccine doses damaged in Florida county

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Florida official on vaccines: Biden ‘inherited a mess’

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press