By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Less than two years into the job, University of Florida President Ben Sasse on Thursday announced he will step down July 31 because of his wife’s health. “My wife Melissa’s recent epilepsy diagnosis and a new batch of memory issues have been hard, but we’re […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Wednesday rejected a request by abortion-rights supporters to allow a circuit judge to rule on the legality of a revised “financial impact statement” that would appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion. The 1st District Court of […]
By The News Service of Florida The voter-registration gap between the Republican Party of Florida and the Florida Democratic Party continues to widen. The GOP had 5,257,407 registered voters at the end of June, while the Democratic Party had 4,300,964, according to newly posted data on the state Division of Elections website. That 956,443-voter advantage […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — Former President Donald Trump on Monday bypassed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in making his vice-presidential pick, averting what could have been a major change in Florida’s political landscape. Trump announced freshman U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his 2024 running mate, a short time […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than three months after a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network. Efforts to bring the network back online were still […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson announced Friday he will step down after nearly seven years leading the state’s only historically Black public university and plans to return to the faculty. In a letter addressed to “FAMUly and Friends” that was posted online, Robinson did […]
By The News Service of Florida State general-revenue tax collections in May were 4.2 percent higher than expected, according to a report released Tuesday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research. The report said net general revenue during the month totaled about $4.48 billion, $182.4 million more than expected when a forecast was […]
By The News Service of Florida The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to add policies last week and topped a total of 1.215 million. Citizens had 1,215,064 policies on Friday, up from 1,211,914 policies a week earlier and 1,207,292 policies two weeks earlier, according to data posted on its website. Citizens, which was created […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida After the issue was tucked into a wide-ranging energy bill approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, state regulators in the coming months will study the feasibility of adding more nuclear power. The Florida Public Service Commission has scheduled a Sept. 5 workshop as it begins […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida A federal judge Wednesday blocked a new Biden administration health-care rule that would clash with Florida’s attempts to restrict treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender people. Tampa-based U.S. District Judge William Jung issued a 50-page decision granting a preliminary injunction to prevent the […]