by Caden DeLisa | Sep 14, 2022
Florida’s collective four-year university graduation rate increased this year, with the metric on pace to reach 65 percent by 2025 As graduation rates improve, public university tuition rates at Florida’s higher-education institutions remain among the...
by Jordan Kirkland | Sep 14, 2022
Duke Energy is sharing important safety tips and ways to report and receive outage updates and notifications The hurricane preparation checklist comes as the U.S. observes National Preparedness Month With hurricane season in full swing, Duke Energy Florida is offering...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 14, 2022
The Florida state university system on Wednesday voted to appoint Ray Rodrigues as the next system Chancellor Rodrigues was recommended in August by search committee members, citing his experience in the state’s higher education system and legislative...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 14, 2022
Lawyers for suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren and Gov. Ron DeSantis will meet in court Monday over the First Amendment lawsuit Warren filed against the governor following his removal from office The challenge asserts that the executive action...
by Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square | Sep 14, 2022
Florida student loan borrowers have the third highest outstanding loan balances in the nation, behind only Maryland and Georgia The state ranks 18th overall in past due payments, with over eight percent in Florida late by 90 days or more Florida is home to more than...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Sep 14, 2022
Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeals heard testimony about whether or not the state must provide daily COVID-19 updates Gov. Ron DeSantis shut down the daily updates in June 2021, opening the state for business A Democrat state lawmaker and others, including...
by Jordan Kirkland | Sep 13, 2022
Lopez picked up an endorsement from Miami Mayor Francis Suarez She won HD 113’s Republican primary in August Lopez faces Democrat AJ D’Amico in November Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is backing Republican Vicki Lopez for House District 113. Suarez is a Miami native...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 13, 2022
Florida State University’s College of Business earned high marks in U.S. News & Report’s annual rating of America’s colleges and universities Four programs within the College of Business were ranked inside the top twenty-five nationally in their...
by Chris Woodward - The Center Square | Sep 13, 2022
22 of 28 GOP governors signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to abandon a plan to forgive student debt Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the letter, which cited cost estimates of $2,000 per American taxpayer Biden’s plan calls for $10,000 in loan debt...
by Caden DeLisa | Sep 13, 2022
Trulieve, Florida’s largest company in the cannabis distribution market, recently contributed another $5 million to the Smart and Safe Florida initiative, which aims to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state The $5 million benefaction is the second of...
