/tags/masks masks en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT /immigration/2025-07-21/the-rise-of-masked-officers-is-controversial-new-ground-in-american-life Immigration enforcement agents are detaining people and taking them into custody, at times under public anger and outcry. What's often not visible are the agents' faces, covered by caps, sunglasses, pulled-up neck gaiters or balaclavas, effectively rendering them unidentifiable. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT /immigration/2025-07-21/the-rise-of-masked-officers-is-controversial-new-ground-in-american-life Deepti Hajela | Associated Press /education/2023-06-20/superintendent-who-criticized-desantis-reaches-settlement-with-education-department Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna has reached a settlement with Florida's education department after Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized him for infusing “politically charged statements” and “personal views” into his administration. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:30:00 GMT /education/2023-06-20/superintendent-who-criticized-desantis-reaches-settlement-with-education-department Associated Press /education/2023-04-28/florida-school-superintendent-who-criticized-desantis-could-lose-his-job Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna has publicly opposed the governor's measures, including a law dubbed by critics as “Don’t Say Gay," Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-28/florida-school-superintendent-who-criticized-desantis-could-lose-his-job The Associated Press /health/2022-12-11/authorities-are-urging-indoor-masking-in-major-cities-as-the-tripledemic-rages The CDC is advising people to practice indoor masking in nearly a tenth of U.S. counties, as three highly contagious respiratory viruses sweep the country. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT /health/2022-12-11/authorities-are-urging-indoor-masking-in-major-cities-as-the-tripledemic-rages Juliana Kim /local-news/2022-08-16/judge-backs-broward-school-board-in-firing-teacher-over-mask-dispute An administrative law judge Monday backed a decision by the Broward County School Board to fire a science teacher who refused last year to comply with a mask requirement aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:15:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-16/judge-backs-broward-school-board-in-firing-teacher-over-mask-dispute Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /news/2022-07-08/ex-disney-workers-sue-claiming-religious-discrimination Three former employees have sued Walt Disney World, saying they were fired after refusing to wear face masks and get the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious reasons, according to a lawsuit. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:41:02 GMT /news/2022-07-08/ex-disney-workers-sue-claiming-religious-discrimination The Associated Press /news/2022-05-27/health-officials-urge-caution-and-mask-wearing-as-florida-coronavirus-cases-climb Several counties across the greater Tampa Bay region are now at a high risk of COVID-19. Fri, 27 May 2022 20:31:40 GMT /news/2022-05-27/health-officials-urge-caution-and-mask-wearing-as-florida-coronavirus-cases-climb Stephanie Colombini /news/2022-05-11/no-need-to-panic-but-do-be-careful-as-omicron-subvariant-spreads-and-people-get-infected You may have a family member, friend or coworker who’s received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis lately because the BA.2 omicron subvariant is really contagious. Doctors aren't telling people to panic about it, but to take care and precautions. Wed, 11 May 2022 17:54:00 GMT /news/2022-05-11/no-need-to-panic-but-do-be-careful-as-omicron-subvariant-spreads-and-people-get-infected VerĂłnica Zaragovia /news/2022-05-05/what-covid-might-look-like-in-the-u-s-once-we-reach-the-endemic-phase Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now. Thu, 05 May 2022 13:50:52 GMT /news/2022-05-05/what-covid-might-look-like-in-the-u-s-once-we-reach-the-endemic-phase Adrian Florido, Courtney Dorning, Elena Burnett /podcast/tallahassee-takeover/2022-05-04/yellow-fever-to-covid-floridas-democrats-gave-the-state-power-over-public-health-republicans-ran-with-it For a long time, big decisions that affected the health of Floridians came from county-run health departments. Aiming for more equity, Democrats funneled that power to the state, and somewhere along the way, Republicans embraced big government. Wed, 04 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT /podcast/tallahassee-takeover/2022-05-04/yellow-fever-to-covid-floridas-democrats-gave-the-state-power-over-public-health-republicans-ran-with-it Daniel Rivero, VerĂłnica Zaragovia