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Florida's Gov. Rick Scott spoke with Miami Herald/WLRN reporter Phil Latzman while he was in Miami this week about a wide variety of issues including the his hopes for this legislative session, his political turn to the left, his support of Medicaid expansion and teacher raises, the issue of internet cafes; plus how to choose a new lieutenant, guns, jobs, the texting-while-driving ban and more.

Candidates for the University of Florida presidency will not be invited for a campus visit until after the new year, the chairman of UF board of Trustees and presidential search committee announced.

The election season may be over, but there are still ways that Floridians can make their voices heard in Washington, D.C.

University of Florida President Bernie Machen sent an email to students Thursday regarding racial issues on campus produced from an incident where students painted themselves black for a party.

In Tuesday night's election, President Barack Obama was said to have won re-election. Florida is the only state that has not been called, but politicians from the state like Bill Nelson and Corrine Brown have been named the winners of their respective races.

The Student Senate meeting held on Tuesday night will discuss the use of blackface at a recent fraternity party.

Democrat Will Mazzota, a University of Florida student, and Republican Rob Bradley, a lawyer from Clay County are vying for the District 7 senate seat in the 2012 election. The majority of voters slated to vote in the Florida senate District 7 race are Republicans, but the candidates said they are both campaigning the best they can.

Students at the University of Florida have the opportunity to vote on behalf of a name change for the J. Reitz Student Union. The referendum students are voting on suggests a change in the name to instead honor Vigil Hawkins, an African American who helped to end segregation at UF.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke with University of Florida law students about education and his own experiences.

A panel of experts will meet today at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law to discuss how women's issues are treated in this year's election and how the cultural roles of women have changed.