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Ono rejection shows shift, raises questions

1 day ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Dara Kam

TALLAHASSEE — State university system leaders’ stunning rebuke of Santa Ono’s selection as president of the University of Florida brought into sharp focus efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republicans to push higher education into closer alignment with conservative ideology. The University of Florida Board of Trustees last week unanimously recommended Ono, an immunologist who recently stepped down as president of the University of Michigan, to lead the state’s flagship university.
Vigil held for victims of Boulder firebombing attack as suspect's family fights deportation

2 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Colleen Slevin |Jesse Bedayn |Rebecca Santana |Hallie Golden

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colorado, for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, while a federal judge has blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.
Why the UK Is Struggling to Embrace EVs-And What That Says About the Global Market

2 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Andre Nalin

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3 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Vianney Le Caer

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Sip, Chill and Chat gives kids an opportunity to meet local police heroes

3 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Sharon Keeble

Dozens of kids met with Clermont Police Department’s community police officers for a yummy boba to celebrate the start of summer on June 4. Sip, Chill and Chat, was held at the city’s Teamont Boba in Montrose Street and like Coffee with a Cop, it was a place to meet and hang out with the city’s law enforcement officers. However, this time, it was a chance for kids to get to know their local police heroes in a cool setting and ask questions or share great conversations.
Groveland Historical Society briefs city on future plans

4 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Sharon Keeble

The Groveland’s Historical Society has unveiled its plans to make the city’s history more accessible to the public. At a recent Groveland Strategic Plan Committee meeting, the society’s President Jason Brown gave an informative two-hour presentation. President Brown told the committee: “Our vision for the historical society is the continuation of the core values of Groveland, shared by our diverse Founding Families.
Colorado attack defendant backed off plan to kill all in a group he called 'Zionist,' police say

4 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Colleen Slevin |Eric Tucker

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, injuring 12 of them, had planned to kill them all but apparently had second thoughts, authorities said. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who was disguised as a gardener, had 18 Molotov cocktails but threw just two during Sunday’s attack in which he yelled “Free Palestine,” police said.
‘Rural Renaissance’ will have to wait

4 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Jim Turner

TALLAHASSEE — When lawmakers began budget conference talks Tuesday, a couple of priorities of Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, likely were already off the table. Lawmakers aren’t expected to approve Albritton’s “rural renaissance” plan, which seeks to bolster health care, education, transportation and economic development in rural areas, or Perez’s push to reduce the state’s overall sales-tax rate.
School budget plan cuts 63 positions

4 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Marc Valero

A total of 63.5 positions were cut in Superintendent Brenda Longshore’s second draft of personnel allocations for 2025-26 including a total of 33 school-level instructional and school-level support positions. At the School Board budget workshop on Thursday, Longshore said it has been an interesting journey this year – much different from anything she has experienced while being the superintendent. The District is still waiting on the state budget.
Sebring Parkway project building 200 townhomes

4 days ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Marc Valero

Sitework continues on a 35-acre property on the Sebring Parkway at Ben Eastman Road for a development called Townes of Sebring. A sign at the corner of the property states Rocklyn Homes, Townes of Sebring, New Townhomes from the $300’s.