Higher-education leaders Friday backed a plan to form a new accrediting agency that Florida will help fund and oversee with university systems from five other Southern states.

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Florida is sending some to Alligator Alcatraz. But did Obama deport more people than Trump?

Florida's Key West voted to reinstate its immigration agreement with ICE just one week after ending it, following threats of penalties from Governor DeSantis's administration.

The invasive Burmese pythons plaguing Florida have an almost supernatural ability to absorb skeletons and scientists say they have finally found out how it’s done.

At least in the short term, the tropics should remain quiet, according to both the National Hurricane Center and AccuWeather.

Lawmakers in both parties slammed the revelation, which comes as concerns are being raised about the lack of oversight and transparency over the millions of dollars being spent on the temporary

Drivers must stop at a police DUI checkpoint and hand over any requests from an officer, including license and registration. This driving rule applies all the time, and not just apply at DUI checkpoints. Pedestrians on public sidewalks typically don’t have to give police their ID unless they’re being accused of a crime.

So far, only Florida is putting in $4 million, which was added to the state university system’s budget by the Legislature. A business plan for the commission says it “anticipates the other five founding university systems will dedicate funds, labor or a combination of, that is comparable to Florida’s initial contribution.”