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The New College of Florida board of trustees — now dominated by conservatives chosen by Gov. Ron DeSantis — voted Monday to approve hiring DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran as the interim president with a salary of $699,000, about $400,000 more than the previous president.

Earlean Smiley negotiated a package Monday morning with School Board Chairwoman Lori Alhadeff. The rest of the board will vote on it during a meeting Wednesday, and she’ll start immediately after the vote.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to ban Advanced Placement courses and the SAT college exams for high school students.

Former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is the latest Florida Democrat to announce a bid for state party chair.

A Pembroke Park man known to his neighbors as “Mr. George” is facing battery and armed kidnapping charges after a minor boy said the man tried to force him into his home, according to Pembroke Park Police.

The river otter is a Florida native, but there’s a good chance you’ve never seen one outside of a zoo. But river otters can be found in every region of the state except for the Keys, and their presence indicates a healthy ecosystem.

Charities and foundations have been created to commemorate those who lost their lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland five years ago.

Changes like red-flag laws and higher minimum ages to purchase guns that were implemented in the past five years remain part of the legal legacy of the Parkland mass shooting.

Herff Jones executives and lobbyists have spent the last three months trying to persuade the School Board to keep the company, but the School Board votes to terminate.