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The amount — to be fronted by Florida taxpayers — is in line with the $450 million a year officials have estimated the facility will cost.

The emails show local officials in southwest Florida were still trying to chase down a rumor about the facility planned for their county while state officials were already on the ground and sending vendors through the gates to coordinate construction.

A judge in a Tallahassee courthouse on Wednesday set jury selection in the case of 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner to begin the week of Nov. 3.

Manny Diaz, who DeSantis previously appointed to be his state commissioner of education, started his first day on the job Monday as the interim president of the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new nearly $115 billion state budget into law.

The rule comes ahead of a landmark legal settlement going into effect July 1 allowing schools to directly pay their players for the use of their name, image and likeness.

With the appointments approved, five of the state’s 12 public universities will be led by former Republican lawmakers or lobbyists with ties to DeSantis.

Lawmakers crafted a compromise budget and tax cut package, which would save taxpayers and reduce state revenues by an estimated $1.3 billion a year, according to legislative staff.

James Gaddis claims retaliation from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The state Board of Education appointed Anastasios Kamoutsas, who served as general counsel and chief staff for the state's Education Department before moving to the governor's office.