Gov. Ron DeSantis this week announced the appointment of five new members to the UWF Board of Trustees, including several conservative activists. The move has prompted concern among some faculty and alumni.

The move comes exactly 2 years after he replaced much of the New College Board of Trustees with more conservative members.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed five members to the University of West Florida’s board of trustees Monday, adding two controversial higher-ed reformers to the body that oversees the Pensacola public university.

The University of West Florida ( UWF) has a new top administrator overseeing research and engagement at the Panhandle campus. UWF announced this week that Jerry Lin was named associate vice president of research administration and engagement.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Governor Ron Desantis appointed five people to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, on Monday. Among the appointees was local Perry & Young co-founder Chris Young.

Despite UWF being a top performer in the state, DeSantis' office said the appointments would "break the status quo and help refocus the university on the core mission of education."

Tucked away inside Tallahassee's old capitol building, the Florida Historic Capitol Museum aims to educate locals and tourists alike about Florida's political history while preserving one of ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state's next U.S. senator. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida's senior senator since 2010, to be secretary of state.

Under Florida law, it’s up to the Republican governor to pick Rubio’s replacement after Trump picked the three-term senator to be his next secretary of state.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Bowen scored 20 points, Malique Ewin added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Florida State defeated Georgia Tech 91-78 on Saturday.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Florida lawmakers are not seeing eye-to-eye with Gov. Ron Desantis' announcement on Monday calling for a special legislative session.