TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees this week could potentially approve a contract for incoming president Devin Stephenson, who would be paid a lower starting salary than most recently named university leaders. Read moreIncoming Florida Poly Leader's Contract in Focus
A federal judge has scheduled a trial May 13 in a lawsuit over people being dropped from Florida’s Medicaid program after the end of a federal public-health emergency that was declared in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read moreMedicaid Eligibility Trial Slated
All of the 28 members of Florida’s congressional delegation as of Wednesday have qualified for re-election, with 10 already set to face primary challengers. The qualifying period for congressional races ends Friday at noon. According to the state Division of Elections’ website, primary conte… Read moreFlorida Delegation Qualifies for Reelection
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday approved $200 million to continue a popular home-hardening grant program that could help about 20,000 mostly low- and moderate-income residents cut property-insurance costs.
TALLAHASSEE — The week-long qualifying period for candidates to qualify for congressional races got underway noon Monday at the state Division of Elections. Read moreCongressional Qualifying Begins
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday received 20 bills, including a measure designed to crack down on participants in “street takeovers.” Read moreBills Sent to DeSantis
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson issued an emergency rule Friday that prevents importing some cattle because of the evolving spread of a type of avian influenza in dairy herds outside of Florida. Read moreSimpson Restricts Cattle Imports
Lawyers for state education officials on Thursday filed a notice that they will appeal a court ruling that blocked enforcement of a 2023 law requiring a transgender teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth. Read moreState to Appeal Pronoun Ruling
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. added about 4,000 policies last week amid continuing efforts to trim its number of customers. Read moreCitizens Insurance Adds Policies
Federal transportation officials have approved more than $10 million for projects to improve air quality at ports in Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The money for the awards comes from a new program included in the 2021 Infrastructure In… Read morePort Projects Approved
