Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida

A Florida Senate panel has backed a proposal that would allow veterans' spouses and, in some cases, the parents of veterans, to qualify to live in state-run long-term care facilities for veterans.

State higher-education officials on Thursday moved toward making changes to "general education core courses" at state universities, including a change involving a sociology course that could deal with issues such as gender, sexuality and race.

Senate bill sponsor Jay Collins, R-Tampa, pointed to a waiting list of roughly 8,900 students seeking vouchers in the program.

Proponents of the scholarships have touted them as allowing families to customize students’ educations.

Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state's school-voucher program that serves students with special needs, as some proponents of the scholarships say demand has outpaced supply.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's filed a federal lawsuit in Tampa that accuses the parent company of Facebook and Instagram of using "manipulative" features to keep kids hooked on the social-media platforms.

A pari-mutuel owner Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to block a plan that would allow the Seminole Tribe to operate sports betting throughout the state, arguing it would violate a constitutional amendment requiring voter approval of expanded gambling.

Dean of Students David Rancourt said the New College Board of Trustees is expected to make a decision on the president during an Oct. 3 meeting.

Nearly 123,000 new students are in line to receive school vouchers under a major expansion of the programs, while an organization that administers the programs says they will not bring an "exodus" from public schools as critics have predicted.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said some aspects of recovery in the area could take months.