Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

The board of Florida's only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the school's next president, alarming students, faculty and alumni.

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton wrote in a memo that he believes they are making progress but are not in a position to begin the budget conference next week.

Smart & Safe Florida, the political committee behind the 2024 marijuana proposal, is trying to place a similar recreational weed measure on next year’s ballot, and has about 219,000 valid signatures for the effort.

The 2021 law prevented platforms from banning political candidates from their sites and required companies to publish — and apply consistently — standards about issues such as banning users or blocking their content.

Rep. Alex Andrade announced the decision after the Hope Florida Foundation’s lawyer, Jeff Aaron, and leaders of nonprofits that received $5 million grants from the foundation refused to appear before the panel.

House bill sponsor Vicki Lopez, R-Miami, said Wednesday her proposal (HB 913) seeks to clear up confusion over current requirements and provide “financial relief” for condo associations by allowing them to use lines of credit in lieu of reserves.

Senate Ethics and Elections Chair Don Gaetz said that questions surrounding Hope Florida and its foundation contributed to his decision to hold off on considering the nominations at his committee’s final meeting.

Seeking to "restore confidence" in its mission, directors of an embattled foundation affiliated with First Lady Casey DeSantis' signature Hope Florida welfare-assistance program on Thursday agreed to strengthen the nonprofit's structure amid widening scrutiny by the Florida House.

Erik Dellenback said he submitted his resignation to the governor's office on March 10. His resignation will take effect May 1.

The inquiry into DeSantis administration spending has raised questions about potentially missing state-owned vehicles, agency leaders earning six-figure salaries while living in other states and more.