Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

William Lee Thompson, 74, is slated for lethal injection on Oct. 13 for the murder, kidnapping and sexual battery of Sally Ivester. It's the 17th death warrant signed this year by the governor.

The board itself is asked to consider requiring financial literacy training and advisors for student-athletes, along with establishing trusts for student-athletes to manage “name, image and likeness” earnings.

Increased attention has already been cast on several races as the cycle moved from the primary election to the general election, and in most cases, the Republican candidate has more resources than their Democratic opponent.

FWC officials have warned that a move to lower the kill count by bear hunt opponents by securing numerous permits would likely result in an increase quota for subsequent hunts.

Two other lethal injections are scheduled before Curtis Beasley's on Sept. 29. He was found guilty of killing Carolyn Monfort, 62, of Dundee. Beasley is slated to be the 16th person executed in the state this year.

Daniel Owen Conahan, 72, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Sept. 10.

Without federal action, the panel would recommend the Legislature join multistate agreements on issues ranging from student pay and eligibility to caps on student-athlete agent compensation.

The change lowers the minimum natural sugar content required in processed orange juice, saying it will allow growers to sell more Florida fruit while reducing reliance on imported juice.

The state requested additional time to respond to the Council on American-Islamic Relations federal lawsuit as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement intends to first issue regulations to implement the law.

Orange production increased by nearly 6 percent from an April forecast, grapefruit production was moved up 8 percent, and specialty crops, primarily tangerines and tangelos, ended 2 percent higher.