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Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured here at a Las Vegas speech in November, announced a package of sweeping reforms to Florida higher education on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
DeSantis proposes sweeping higher education measures aimed at ‘indoctrination’
His plans include tighter controls on faculty hiring and prohibitions on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Florida bill would remove permit, training requirements for concealed gun carry
Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, opens a special session on Dec. 12, 2022, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee.
The Florida Sheriffs Association endorsed the move, while gun safety advocates quickly decried it.
The pandemic is central to Ron DeSantis’ brand. Will voters still care in 2024?
A woman carries a sign during an anti-mandate rally outside the Florida Capitol on Nov. 16, 2021, in Tallahassee. Polling shows that the public is much less concerned about the coronavirus pandemic now than they were in 2020 and 2021.
Polls show that other issues have long replaced the coronavirus pandemic as the public’s top concern.
Florida Republicans push vouchers for all, but don’t say how to pay for them
Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, opens a special session, on Dec. 12, 2022, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee. He later announced that one of his priorities during the 2023 legislative session will be to expand Florida's school voucher program.
With cost estimates reaching into the billions, school districts are left to guess at the hit to their budgets.

Latest

  1. Former education commissioner Richard Corcoran to lead New College
    9 minutes ago• Education
    Former Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran is on tap to be the new president of New College as it undergoes a conservative transformation.
  2. Miami AP African American studies students say Florida rejection of class ‘shocking’
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education rejected the African American Studies AP course.
  3. DeSantis proposes sweeping higher education measures aimed at ‘indoctrination’
    3 hours ago• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured here at a Las Vegas speech in November, announced a package of sweeping reforms to Florida higher education on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
  5. New College faces upheaval as remade board of trustees meets for first time
    Earlier today• Education
    Jason "Eddie" Speir, left, and Christopher Rufo, two of the controversial new trustees for New College of Florida, address the audience at the Mildred Sainer Pavilion on the campus of New College of Florida, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Sarasota. Going into Tuesday's meeting of the newly remade board, the two have proposed major changes.
  6. Judge dismisses public records lawsuit over Florida migrant flights
    Yesterday• Politics
    About twenty migrants (mostly men) board a charter bus back to the Migrant Resources Center after their flight to Delaware out of San Antonio, Texas, was canceled on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
  7. Florida bill would remove permit, training requirements for concealed gun carry
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, opens a special session on Dec. 12, 2022, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee.
  8. Spring Hill singer found guilty in Jan. 6 case
    Yesterday• Hernando
    Audrey Ann Southard, center, holds a mask during a counter-protest against a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Port Richey on Aug. 8, 2020.
  9. Trump kicks off 2024 presidential run in New Hampshire, South Carolina
    Jan. 29• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday.
  10. Longtime UF provost Joe Glover to step down in July
    Jan. 27• Education
    Joseph Glover is the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Florida. He is the university's second-ranking officer. He will step down in July.
  11. Biden ignores context in blaming Trump for one-quarter of today’s debt
    Jan. 27• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks at the Steamfitters Local 602 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.
  12. US faculty group launches review, citing ‘attacks’ on Florida higher education
    Jan. 26• Education
    University of Florida political science student Giancarlo Rodriguez holds a protest sign at a UF board of trustees meeting in November. He was among a large group of students contesting the selection of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as a finalist for the UF president's job. The American Association of University Professors is forming a committee to assess the state of academic freedom in Florida.
  13. Tampa Council asks Mayor Jane Castor for notice when state or feds investigate
    Jan. 26• Tampa
    Meridian Apartments on N 50th St. in Tampa is one of about 100 apartment complexes that participated in Tampa Police Department's Crime-Free Multi Housing program.
  14. DeSantis proposes death penalty for certain sex crimes, increased punishment for fentanyl
    Jan. 26• Politics
    “We want to make sure that we cement our reputation as being a law-and-order state and take actions as necessary to help further protect the people of the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a news conference Thursday at the Miami Police Benevolent Association hall.
  15. Florida Senate proposal seeks to address workforce housing
    Jan. 26• Politics
    Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, now the president of the state Senate, stands on the dais during a legislative session at the Florida State Capitol, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  16. Florida school voucher bill passes its first test, but big questions remain
    Jan. 26• Education
    State Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, says her bill to expand Florida's school voucher program will "keep parents in the driver's seat," during a meeting of the House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee on Jan. 26, 2023.
  17. George Santos claims financial firm made millions. It’s in a Florida mailbox store.
    Jan. 26• Politics
    Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
  18. Sen. Rick Scott to run for reelection, forgo run for president
    Jan. 26• Politics
    U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally in Tampa in October. “I’ve never lost an election and I don’t intend to now,” Scott said in a statement Thursday announcing his reelection bid.
  19. Tampa Fire Union backs City Council incumbents. And Janet Cruz.
    Jan. 26• Tampa
    Former state Sen. Janet Cruz, who is running for a citywide seat on the Tampa City Council, gained the endorsement of the city's firefighters union Thursday.
  20. Tampa election first locally to test new absentee ballot law
    Jan. 26• Tampa
    Voters drop off mail-in ballots at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office in Tampa on Nov. 8. Now voters have to request an absentee ballot each election season.
  21. The pandemic is central to Ron DeSantis’ brand. Will voters still care in 2024?
    Jan. 26• Politics
    A woman carries a sign during an anti-mandate rally outside the Florida Capitol on Nov. 16, 2021, in Tallahassee. Polling shows that the public is much less concerned about the coronavirus pandemic now than they were in 2020 and 2021.
  22. Lawyers say they’re ready to sue DeSantis over AP African American studies course
    Jan. 26• Politics
    Attorney Ben Crump and others say they are prepared to sue Gov. Ron DeSantis over blocking an AP African American studies course.
  23. 2 DeSantis-appointed trustees showed up at New College. Here’s how it went.
    Jan. 25• Education
    Christopher Rufo, one of six controversial new trustees at New College of Florida, talks with students at the foot of the stage after addressing an audience on the Sarasota campus Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.
  24. Amid political scandals, FPL CEO announces retirement
    Jan. 25• Politics
    Eric Silagy, the outgoing president and CEO of Florida Power & Light, during an interview Thursday, June 9, 2022.
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