Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix

Florida university professors fear their students are spying on them and lament elimination of DEI from general education courses and canceled research grants.

The state’s suit must be dismissed because the 2024 law, HB 3, banning Floridians under age 14 from using social media apps is vague and infringes on the First Amendment, TikTok argued.

Some members of the Florida Board of Governors and other university leaders hope the Florida Legislature will backtrack on a last-minute policy that ties their budgets to a limit on out-of-state enrollment.

Two voting advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, challenging Florida’s new law requiring proof of citizenship to vote. The law passed the Legislature this year on a near-party-line vote and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April. It goes into effect Jan. 1.

In concert, state bodies governing public pre-K through Ph.D. students are implementing policies addressing safety and classroom use of artificial intelligence.

Nearly two years since the Department of Juvenile Justice received a records request from the Florida Phoenix, it remains unfulfilled. Despite fulfilling a nearly identical request in 2024 within three months, the department has not provided a reason for the nearly two-year delay on the follow-up request, or an estimated time it may be completed.

As Florida students settle back into their desks, there are a few new laws on the books, including required testing of cursive writing and providing teachers more training to work with students with autism.

Of the 1.47 million votes cast, 665,003 were from Republican voters. In comparison, 611,882 votes were cast by registered Democrats. Another 172,268 were cast by no party affiliation voters.

Uthmeier is subpoenaing former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci “as part of an official investigation into awards, professional opportunities, financial incentives, grants, and COVID-19 guidance that impacted Florida businesses and consumers,” Uthmeier’s office said.

The provision was part of HB 757, a package designed to prevent another tragedy such as the campus shootings at FSU in 2025, when two people were killed and more were injured. Most notably, that package arms trained college and university faculty.

Last year, the State University System Board of Governors gave universities permission to raise out-of-state tuition fees by 10% for the 2025-2026 school year and another 15% for the 2026-2027 school year.

The Florida Board of Governors approved former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell as president of the University of Florida, ending two years of interim leadership.