Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix

Florida’s political leaders urged people to pray following news that conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot to death during a campus event in Utah.

Homelessness among Florida families rose by 28% in the last three years, a report from the University of Florida found.

In a Faculty in the South survey conducted by various conferences of the American Association of University Professors, 31% of Florida respondents said they have applied for a job outside of Florida since 2023. That number was 25% among all survey respondents in the South.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is “not just looking for agricultural bugs” at its inspection points on highways, but also “drugs and thugs,” the department’s commissioner said Monday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday that the state is suing two textbook publishers, alleging they’ve overcharged schools and Florida’s taxpayers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed state Rep. Mike Caruso to serve as Palm Beach County clerk of the circuit court and comptroller, the governor’s office announced Monday.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said he was “not at liberty to say” which city or county governments the allegations target.

Non-Florida residents will pay more to attend the state’s highest-performing institution of higher education, Florida International University.