News Service of Florida
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Florida is working with university leaders from five other Southern states to form a new higher-education accrediting body -
If increases are approved for the 2025-2026 school year, they would be the first tuition hikes in more than a decade for out-of-state students -
One of the more-contentious legislative sessions in recent history came to a close late Monday as lawmakers approved a $115.1 billion budget for next fiscal year. -
Legislative leaders Friday finished negotiating details of a spending plan for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and set the stage for the House and Senate to vote on Monday. -
A decades-old fight about possibly tearing down North Florida’s Rodman dam and restoring the Ocklawaha River is flaring again. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending nearly $118 million to conserve about 76,000 acres of land in North Florida. -
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected last-ditch appeals aimed at sparing convicted killer Anthony Wainwright, setting the stage for his execution Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison. -
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Plaintiffs have dropped a challenge to a Florida law that prevents strippers under age 21 from performing in adult-entertainment establishments. -
Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade.
