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Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., leaves after the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.
Ben Sasse could be UF’s new president. Here are some of his views.
The Nebraska senator has been an outspoken Trump critic with big ideas about higher education.
DeSantis rejects $175 million in projects in latest brush with state lawmakers
State Attorney General Ashley Moody, left, Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Senate President Wilton Simpson stand behind Gov. Ron DeSantis while he shows signed bills to limit COVID-19 vaccine mandates last year. A panel of lawmakers awarded 238 projects last month across Florida worth $175 million, including more than 30 in Tampa Bay. But DeSantis did not distribute the money to state agencies by a Sept. 30 deadline.
It includes $2.5 million to preserve some of the last forested land in Pinellas County.
Southwest Florida works around Hurricane Ian ahead of November election
A vote sign to show people where to enter the polls to vote at Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave N, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in St. Petersburg.
Some local polling sites were destroyed in the storm. In 2018, Florida’s Panhandle had to figure out the same problem.
TV debate between DeSantis, Crist postponed due to Hurricane Ian
U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, left, and Gov. Ron DeSantis are both hoping voters pick them in the midterms to be Florida's governor.
It is the only scheduled debate between the two candidates for Florida governor.

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  1. What voters affected by Hurricane Ian should know ahead of November
    25 minutes ago• Hurricane
    Some polling places in southwest Florida are no longer functional following Hurricane Ian.
  2. Southwest Florida works around Hurricane Ian ahead of November election
    2 hours ago• Hurricane
    A vote sign to show people where to enter the polls to vote at Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave N, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in St. Petersburg.
  3. Trump says UF will ‘regret’ decision to hire Ben Sasse as president
    Earlier today• Politics
    Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Sasse is the sole finalist to become the president of the University of Florida, the school said Thursday, and the GOP senator has indicated that he will take the job. That means he could resign in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
  5. Ben Sasse could be UF’s new president. Here are some of his views.
    Yesterday• Politics
    Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., leaves after the first day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.
  6. University of Florida’s finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
    Yesterday• Education
    Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., was announced Thursday as the lone finalist to head the University of Florida.
  7. ‘Dreamers’ program dealt another blow after appeals court ruling
    Yesterday• Politics
    Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington in 2019. New applicants to the program are stalled indefinitely as legal challenges persist after a Thursday ruling.
  8. DeSantis rejects $175 million in projects in latest brush with state lawmakers
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Attorney General Ashley Moody, left, Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Senate President Wilton Simpson stand behind Gov. Ron DeSantis while he shows signed bills to limit COVID-19 vaccine mandates last year. A panel of lawmakers awarded 238 projects last month across Florida worth $175 million, including more than 30 in Tampa Bay. But DeSantis did not distribute the money to state agencies by a Sept. 30 deadline.
  9. Florida to pay $130,000 after sending Indiana Guard home after Ian, officials say
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    In this Oct. 4 photo, vehicles with the Florida Army National Guard’s 144th Transportation Company travel north on Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ian.
  10. Some of Crist’s donors have stuck with him even after he switched parties
    Yesterday• Politics
    In this photo from Sept. 13, 2022, Charlie Crist, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Florida, greets a voter during a campaign stop at the E Pat Larkins Community Center in Pompano Beach.
  11. Trump tells Miami audience that immigration policies are driving Latinos to the right
    Yesterday• Politics
    Former President Donald Trump tosses caps to the crowd as he holds a rally on Sept. 23, 2022, in Wilmington, N.C. This week, he gave the keynote speech at the America First Policy Institute’s Hispanic Leadership Conference in Miami.
  12. TV debate between DeSantis, Crist postponed due to Hurricane Ian
    Yesterday• Elections
    U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, left, and Gov. Ron DeSantis are both hoping voters pick them in the midterms to be Florida's governor.
  13. DeSantis seeks to shield redistricting documents
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is fighting to prevent the release of documents to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a congressional redistricting plan.
  14. DeSantis committees have raised over $100M. A national GOP group is giving him more.
    Oct. 5• Politics
    According to the Republican Governors Association’s most recent financial filing, which covers the first half of 2022, Friends of Ron DeSantis, a political group supporting the governor’s reelection effort this year, was the single biggest recipient of cash from the association.
  15. No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color
    Oct. 5• Politics
    State Sen. Rick Scott claimed Vice President Kamala Harris said, “If you have a different skin color, you’re going to get relief faster” after Hurricane Ian. Harris said no such thing.
  16. Despite DeSantis’ claim, Ian’s cone forecast accurate, experts say
    Oct. 5• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis said Lee County based its decision on the National Hurricane Center’s track forecast. “But you know, 72 hours, they weren’t even in the cone,” he said in an interview with CNN.
  17. Volunteers offer rides, supplies to barrier island residents after Hurricane Ian
    Oct. 4• Hurricane
    Residents of Pine Island, Fla., leave the island by boat after Hurricane Ian left widespread damage across the island, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.
  18. Reports identify mystery recruiter tied to DeSantis migrant flights as Tampa woman
    Oct. 4• Politics
    The townhome located in the 5300 block of Bayshore Boulevard belonging to Perla Haydee Huerta is pictured on Tuesday in Tampa. Huerta allegedly recruited migrants onto Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio in September.
  19. Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute
    Oct. 4• Breaking News
    In this Sept. 23 photo, former President Donald Trump listens to applause from the crowd as he steps up to the podium at a rally in Wilmington, N.C. Lawyers for Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate.
  20. Post-Hurricane Ian, Florida midterm politics come roaring back
    Oct. 4• Hurricane
    Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference last week at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center in Largo as Florida awaits Hurricane Ian's arrival. By the middle of this week, many of the state’s political strategists say they expect campaigns to be back in full swing.
  21. Pasco School Board candidates stay cordial while their supporters attack
    Oct. 4• Education
    Al Hernandez, left, and James Washington are competing for the Pasco County School Board District 1 seat in the Nov. 8, 2022 general election.
  22. Federal judge rejects challenge to Florida’s so-called ‘don’t say gay’ law
    Oct. 4• Politics
    Elementary school students from Classical Preparatory School gather at the table where Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Parental Rights in Education" bill, aka the "don't say gay" bill, during a news conference in March at the school in Shady Hills. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the law, finding that plaintiffs did not show they had legal standing.
  23. Former St. Petersburg Council member also faced whisper campaign over hiring
    Oct. 4• St. Petersburg
    Kim Vogel, left, the District 1 representative of the Citizens Redistricting Commission, and Rev. J.C. Pritchett II, who represents District 7, listen as members discuss a map proposal on Monday in St. Petersburg. The commission approved a new map despite the departure of Lisa Wheeler-Bowman, who resigned after complaints against her and Rev. J.C. Pritchett II brought up conflict of interest accusations about their involvement in the redistricting process.
  24. DeSantis gets big check as part of surge in giving from GOP megadonor
    Oct. 3• Politics
    Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at The Rosen Shingle Creek on Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando.
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