TALLAHASSEE — State Rep. Fred Hawkins, R-St. Cloud, was selected Wednesday by South Florida State College trustees to succeed retiring school President Thomas Leitzel. Read moreHawkins Tapped to Lead South Florida College
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Virtual School has put a pause on hiring and is taking other cautious financial measures amid a drop in full-time students completing courses over the past year. Read moreVirtual School Course Completion Sags
TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for states to be “more aggressive” in immigration enforcement, as California officials continued investigating potential criminal wrongdoing after Florida directed flights of migrants from Texas to Sacramento. Read moreDeSantis Says Flights Aimed at Helping Texas
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, reported this week that she had a net worth of nearly $11.77 million as of the end of 2022, a slight increase from the year before.
After losing a race for governor in November, former U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., will be nominated for an ambassador position, the White House said Wednesday. Read moreCrist Tapped for Ambassador Post
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Virtual School has put a pause on hiring and is taking other cautious financial measures amid a drop in full-time students completing courses over the past year. Read moreVirtual School Course Completion Sags
TALLAHASSEE --- Travel to Florida from Canada has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, but visa issues continue to complicate the state’s efforts to draw overseas visitors, according to tourism officials. Read moreO Canada: Tourists ‘Flocking’ to Florida
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Wednesday disputed arguments that convicted murderer Duane Owen should not be put to death because of insanity, as the Florida Supreme Court decides whether to clear the way for his scheduled June 15 execution. Read moreState Disputes Owen Insanity Claim
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. saw a decrease in new lawsuits during the first three months of the year — but it still faced more than 19,000 pending cases as of the end of March, according to a newly posted document on its website. Read moreCitizens Sees Drop in New Lawsuits
Boating accidents in Florida decreased in 2022, but deaths from the accidents were up, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Read moreBoating Accidents Down, Deaths Up