University of Florida

Thirteen of 19 City Council members have cast votes in committees this week in favor of spending $20 million for a new University of Florida campus in Jacksonville.

The legislation would commit Jacksonville to up to $20 million as the first installment of $50 million over three years.

Florida Rep. Wyman Duggan says UF is reviewing land that’s part of the Florida State College at Jacksonville and the fairgrounds near TIAA Bank Field.

State Rep. Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville, filed the appropriation request on behalf of the University of Florida, which is also seeking money from the city and philanthropists.

UF's graduate campus in Downtown Jacksonville would focus on innovative programs in medicine, business and engineering.

The university says Sasse — who had no pool at his family’s home in Fremont, Nebraska — did not ask for the pool to be built and provided no input over its design. The money is coming from private donors.

The medical school faculty accuse Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo of flawed science in his advice against vaccines for young men. UF says it's powerless to investigate.

The legal battle might not be over, however. The plaintiffs are still seeking attorneys’ fees.

Gainesville police say Kitna was arrested Wednesday after he shared images of child sexual abuse via the Discord social media network.

Sasse, a Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska, pledged not to be involved in partisan political activities as university president — a position he called "political celibacy."