News Service of Florida

The university has four finalists for president after the departure last year of David Szymanski.

Under the proposed constitutional amendment, clean water would become a "fundamental right."

Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville joined colleagues to protest a plan by Gov. Ron DeSantis that cuts the number of Black-held congressional districts.

The Florida High School Athletic Association prohibited a prayer over the public address system at a state championship game between Cambridge Christian School in Tampa and University Christian School of Jacksonville.

AccuWeather forecasters on Wednesday predicted 16 to 20 named storms this year, with six to eight becoming hurricanes.

Environmentalists say the dam “is subject to breach especially in the event of severe storms that commonly occur in Florida." They are seeking emergency action plans from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking members of the public to report freshwater turtles that appear sick, act strangely or are dead, as wildlife officials study a virus infecting softshells, cooters, sliders and common snapping turtles.

The bill sponsored by Rep. Sam Garrison of Fleming Island also would limit school board members to 12 years in office.

A proposal headed to the governor would make Blue Angels plates available for motorcycles. And plates for Auburn University, the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia would have an easier time getting approved.

The Florida House has unanimously approved a plan that could be a step toward adding an area along the St. Johns River in Putnam County to the state port system.