The University of Florida Board (UF) of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to select Dr. Stuart R. Bell as the university’s next president, advancing his appointment to the Florida Board of Governors for final approval. Bell, who served as president of the...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly on Wednesday named former Congresswoman Gwen Graham as his running mate, saying the selection was intended to give voters a clear view of the leadership team he would bring to state government. Jolly announced the...

Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers on Wednesday lowered their forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, citing an increased likelihood that El Niño will suppress storm development during the peak months of the season. The university now...

Voting rights groups this week are pressing the Florida Supreme Court to put the state’s newly drawn congressional map on hold until court proceedings on the map’s legality play out. The Equal Ground Education Fund and other organizations filed a petition for an...

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced Tuesday that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved conservation easements protecting more than 6,200 acres of working agricultural land from future development. The approvals cover four farm and...

USAA said Monday it is expanding a national effort to help military families manage rising household costs, with actions expected to return nearly $1 billion in combined savings and payments to eligible members in Florida. The San Antonio-based financial services...

Florida TaxWatch released its annual Budget Turkey Watch Report on Monday, identifying 621 appropriations totaling $829.7 million that the government watchdog group says bypassed or violated established budget procedures in Florida’s $114.5 billion spending plan. The...

Florida became the first state this week to sue OpenAI. The civil complaint against OpenAI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman accuses the company of deceptive practices and harms to Floridians. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges Altman prioritized commercial gain...

Alex Sink, a former Florida chief financial officer and the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, endorsed David Jolly’s gubernatorial campaign Monday as the former congressman continues to build support for his 2026 bid. Sink, who served as CFO from 2007 to 2011,...

Polk State College has named Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas as its sixth president on Thursday, approving the state Education Commissioner for the position in a unanimous vote. Kamoutsas was recommended last month as the sole finalist by...

Belinda Keiser, vice chancellor of Keiser University and a longtime Republican civic figure, launched her campaign for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, her campaign announced on Thursday. Keiser is running as a Republican in the newly redrawn district, which her...

Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) is urging the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to rescind a federal vessel-speed rule that limits certain boats traveling along parts of the Atlantic coast. The nonprofit legal organization filed a public comment June 2...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO alleging the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public—including to children—while concealing serious risks, suppressing internal...

Voters in Florida on Tuesday were provided a constitutional amendment on property taxes for the Nov. 3 ballot. The measure passed the House of Representatives 75-26 and the Senate 30-9. The constitutional amendment needs 60% in favor to pass. Florida voters have...

Florida consumer sentiment in May declined for the third consecutive month, as inflation, higher energy costs and a softening labor market weighed on household confidence, according to a University of Florida (UF) economic survey released Tuesday. The state’s consumer...

Florida TaxWatch on Monday urged lawmakers to slow consideration of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed property tax overhaul, warning that the plan could shift costs to businesses and other non-homestead property owners while creating new fiscal pressures for the state. The...

Florida gas prices fell sharply last week, dropping 32 cents per gallon as lower oil prices helped ease pressure at the pump, according to AAA. The statewide average for regular unleaded gasoline was $4.07 per gallon on Sunday, down from $4.39 a week earlier. Prices...

Lawmakers in Florida passed the state budget on Friday along with $272.2 million in state and local tax cuts. After failing to agree on a budget during the regular session, legislators returned to Tallahassee in a special session this month to finish the job. The...

A plan to phase out property taxes for Florida homeowners will be hashed out in a special session next week. Lawmakers will convene Monday to discuss a proposal put forth by Gov. Ron DeSantis that would exempt the first $250,000 of a homestead’s value and create a...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called Florida lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special session next week to consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would reduce property taxes for homeowners and begin a process toward eliminating taxes on homesteaded...