News Service of Florida

A rise in the cost of student housing at FGCU was spurred by a “review of capital improvement needs, financial projects (and) market conditions” off-campus and within the state university system, the FGCU board’s agenda said.

Estimated insured losses from Hurricane Idalia topped $156 million Sunday, as the total continued to steadily climb.

A new state law lowering the number of jurors required to recommend death sentences has spurred a rash of litigation, triggered conflicting judicial rulings and infused an additional level of uncertainty in capital cases.

State university system officials are discussing plans to bolster information technology staff and are aiming to beef up schools’ cybersecurity.

As more motorists drive electric vehicles, the change could put a dent in gasoline taxes, which play a key role in funding transportation projects in Florida, according to an analysis by state economists.

A “near-normal” forecast has become an “above-normal” forecast as this year’s hurricane season enters its peak period.

After filing a constitutional challenge last month, attorneys for migrants and advocates Tuesday asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction against a new Florida law that makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally.

The Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday released a report that said about 900,000 landlines were in use in Florida in 2022, about 19.5 percent fewer than in 2021.

New phone customers in Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys will get a 645 area code starting Aug. 4, the state Public Service Commission announced Friday.

A campaign official suffered mimnor injuries and was treated at the scene. DeSantis was not hurt.