Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida

It came a week before a new Florida law is scheduled to take effect that would prevent women from having abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

He said he had “grave concerns” about the plaintiffs’ legal standing to pursue blocking the law.

A significant portion of the $70 million will go toward expanding mentorship programs for youths and funding grants designed to help fathers.

It includes a requirement that law-enforcement officers at public schools complete mental-health crisis intervention training.

Under the Legislature’s plan, districts in Hillsborough, Sarasota, and 10 other counties would have been ineligible for the money because they had mask requirements.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a record $109.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that will begin July 1, but vetoes included funds for a Pasco sports complex and an H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center facility in Pasco County.

While Corcoran was overseeing Florida’s public-school and college systems he was a close ally of DeSantis on contentious issues such as efforts to prevent school districts from enacting mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After rejecting math textbooks, state criteria now draw the line on what can be included in social studies materials.

Driskell, a Democrat from Tampa, was the only candidate for the leadership post as of Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the House Democrats.

Rep. Ramon Alexander, six months away from becoming the state House Democratic leader, became embroiled in controversy this week after a report detailed allegations made by a former Florida A&M University employee.