Ana Goñi-Lessan - News Service of Florida

Florida’s education commissioner is directing school districts to set stricter rules for reviewing library and classroom books or face “corrective measures.”

The Pensacola State College Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously voted to appoint Alex Kelly, Secretary of the Department of Commerce, as the school’s next president. He will begin his tenure Oct. 19.

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson believes in the future of Florida citrus. Simpson, a former Florida Senate president and who is running for another term as agriculture commissioner, said the state has seen success in its citrus replanting program.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, critical of license plate readers, has blocked their use on state roads, warning the cameras could create a “surveillance state.” But in the past year, DeSantis has approved approximately $4.6 million in requests from local law enforcement agencies for license plate readers in connection with their illegal immigration enforcement efforts. Not all of the money has been disbursed.

Pensacola State College is poised to tap Alex Kelly, Secretary of the Florida Department of Commerce, as the school’s next president.

A state grand jury report found Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” funds by diverting Medicaid money to a nonprofit, eventually ending up in political committees supporting the governor’s agenda. But the report didn’t find enough to pursue criminal charges against anyone.

The Florida Department of Education is proposing a rule to require all public colleges in the state to adopt policies addressing artificial intelligence.

A Lee County public school teacher’s suspension for a comment about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk should be ended and she should receive back pay, an administrative court judge has recommended.

State Rep. Angie Nixon, a staunch progressive, defeated establishment favorite, Lt. Col. Alex Vindman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, overcoming a vast fundraising disadvantage.

As many Florida school districts look to close schools to cope with declining enrollment, leading to budget cuts, some are banding together to reduce another key factor to their bottom lines: health insurance premiums.