Ray Rodrigues

The money will be used in part to hire faculty and offer student scholarships.

The University of South Florida held the inauguration for USF alumna Rhea Law on Thursday.

The Board of Governors unanimously voted to approve Rodrigues, a state senator who will now head the state's 12 universities. He replaces Marshall Criser.

The state Board of Governors is seeking a replacement for retiring Chancellor Marshall Criser. Applications for the post were due Friday.

In a telephone interview from behind bars, Dorice Donegan “Dee Dee” Moore, 49, said publicly identifying recipients and details about big lottery payouts puts their lives at risk. She was convicted in the murder of Abraham Lee Shakespeare in Plant City in 2009.

The DeSantis proposal seeks to create 18 districts that went for President Trump in 2020 and would make vast changes to historically Black districts held by Democrats Al Lawson in North Florida and Val Demings in the Orlando area.

The House Redistricting Committee still needs to approve its version.

If a committee approves both maps, the full chamber will take them up for a vote.

The state keeps coming after school districts over mask mandates. School districts are going after the state in court. Plus, redrawing political districts across the state.

The bill would have shielded the identities of anyone applying for a job as a state university or college president.

One involves the ability of transgender women and girls to compete on female school sports teams. Opponents say the other could force school officials to reveal private conversations with students.

For the third year in a row, Florida legislators want to make it more difficult to amend the state Constitution. Two bills … both highly controversial … are gaining momentum as the session nears the midway point.