Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this week that he has appointed three people to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees. Urban Meyer, the University of Florida’s former head football coach, is the only new appointment.

Governor Ron DeSantis has named two more members to the Florida Board of Education, and reappointed a third.

College football Hall of Famer Urban Meyer has been appointed to the board of trustees at New College in Sarasota.

The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission on Tuesday announced the names of the finalists, a day after interviewing applicants. When he makes a pick, DeSantis will have appointed six of the seven Supreme Court justices, with the only exception being Justice Jorge Labarga.

Among the appointments are the 2015 Florida Teacher of the Year out of Polk County and the CEO of a major Lakeland fertilizer company.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Operation Tidal Wave has resulted in over 10,000 arrests, marking a significant milestone in Florida’s ongoing efforts to protect its citizens and support federal immigration enforcement.

Florida is planning to build another immigration detention facility in the state's Panhandle, pending approval from the Department of Homeland Security.

Angie Windhauser (REP): CEO of nonprofit Gods Finest Hour Drama Outreach of Florida, ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018, ran for president in 2020 and 2024. Also currently running for U.S. House District 10. (no campaign website found)

Florida saw a record of 109 space launches from Sunshine State installations last year, which is more than any other year, according to a Space Florida news release issued Monday. Those record launches transported some 2,100 payloads into space, and the missions carried more than 3 million pounds of material and equipment into orbit.