The News Service of Florida

The state university system’s Board of Governors will consider a plan by FSU to broaden a project underway to revamp Doak Campbell Stadium.

The state university system’s Board of Governors will be asked Wednesday to sign off on the bonds, after the Florida State University Board of Trustees meets earlier in the day on the issue.The hospital is planned to be finished by December 2027 and would open with 80 beds, according to documents prepared for Wednesday’s board meetings. The university would enter a long-term lease and management agreement with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare to operate the facility under the “FSU Health” brand.

A federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21.

The Littlejohn family sued the Leon County school system in a dispute stemming from their child wanting to express a different gender identity and pronouns.

Ending more than a year of legal wrangling in two states, Florida State University and the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday finalized a settlement that will create additional revenue for schools based on television viewership and shrink penalties for ACC members seeking to exit the conference.

An effort in the Florida Legislature would spur transportation projects and help make rural communities more attractive to professionals.

Faced with Republican super majorities in both chambers of the Legislature, House Democrats highlighted a series of priorities Monday—though they acknowledged the bills are unlikely to pass during the annual session that starts Tuesday.

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis on Friday left open speculation about whether she will run for governor in 2026. When asked by a reporter at Florida International University about the contest, she replied by using a quote from baseball legend Yogi Berra: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

The potential constitutional amendment would abolish the Lt. Gov.'s office and create a new Cabinet position of “commissioner of government efficiency.”

While oyster harvesting there was halted in 2020, officials say reviving the industry would help the area's economy. It could resume early next year.