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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the media at the River Garden Hebrew House for the Aged in Jacksonville, Fla., on the status of COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state's nursing homes and assisted living facilities Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Florida governor proposes $4.3B budget increase

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the media at the River Garden Hebrew House for the Aged in Jacksonville, Fla., on the status of COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state's nursing homes and assisted living facilities Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Ron DeSantis slams ‘totally disingenuous’ Jen Psaki claim about Florida vaccinations

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Florida governor assures seniors they’ll get booster shots

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the media at the River Garden Hebrew House for the Aged in Jacksonville, Fla., on the status of COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state's nursing homes and assisted living facilities Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

DeSantis to feds: Florida wants more COVID-19 vaccine doses

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at a Publix Super Market in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. DeSantis announced the expansion of the use of Publix pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination sites to 56 new stores in St. Johns, Flagler, Volusia and Collier counties. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Florida governor walks back claim over 1 millionth shot

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at a Publix Super Market in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. DeSantis announced the expansion of the use of Publix pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination sites to 56 new stores in St. Johns, Flagler, Volusia and Collier counties. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Ron DeSantis orders Florida National Guard to return home: ‘They are not Nancy Pelosi’s servants’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Ex-Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones plans to surrender

By KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right rear, watches as Carlos Dennis, left, 65, rolls up his sleeve so that Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue paramedic, Capt. Javier Crespo, can administer a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Florida was one of the first states to throw open vaccine eligibility to members of the general public over 65, leading to rumors that tourists and day-trippers are swooping into the state solely for the jab. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Florida downplays reports of medical tourism for vaccines

By TERRY SPENCER and TAMARA LUSH and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a COVID-19 testing site, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. First responders and people over 65 years-old began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday during a trial run of the site which will open to seniors at a later date. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

DeSantis cites Capitol mob as reason to push anti-riot bill

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a COVID-19 testing site, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. First responders and people over 65 years-old began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday during a trial run of the site which will open to seniors at a later date. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touts drive-in COVID-19 vaccine site

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida turns testing site in Miami into vaccination spot

By TAMARA LUSH AND TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue paramedic, Capt. Javier Crespo, right, administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot to Peachie Tresvant, 68, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Governor to hospitals: Use the COVID shots or lose them

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference in the King's Point clubhouse in Delray Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Greg Lovett /The Palm Beach Post via AP)

Ron DeSantis waiting his ‘turn’ to take vaccine: ‘I’m an elected official, but whoop dee doo’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Joel and Susan Pittelman, from Naples, Fla., wait in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at East County Regional Library in Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Andrew West /The News-Press via AP)

Florida seniors begin swarming COVID-19 vaccination sites

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Kyla Harris, 10, writes a tribute to her grandmother Patsy Gilreath Moore, who died at age 79 of COVID-19, at a symbolic cemetery created to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19, in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. In Florida, more than 20,000 residents have died from COVID-19, tens of thousands have been hospitalized and more than a million caught it. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Florida’s 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Okeechobee Steakhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. DeSantis talked about the importance of keeping restaurants open during the pandemic to help employees earn a living. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP)

Florida makes seniors a priority for COVID-19 vaccine

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