Marva Johnson interviews with members of FAMU's board of trustees. | Glenn Beil, used with permission

A Florida panther goes under a highway overpass along the Florida Wildlife Corridor in southwest Florida. | Carlton Ward Jr., Wildpath

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet at the Florida Capitol on March 5, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP file

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The Rodman Dam near Palatka, some 70 miles southwest of Downtown Jacksonville.

Orange blossoms | Ajax9, stock.adobe.com

Brooke Curry | Gov. Ron Desantis via Facebook

People dine at outdoor cafes along Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach. | Lynne Sladky, AP

Residents in Orange Acres work on fixing a badly damaged home in Sarasota after Hurricane Milton. | Kylie Williams, WUFT News

Over 48,000 applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency are still listed as ineligible after Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton because of a lack of documentation. | Kerry Sheridan, WUSF

University of Michigan President Santa Ono prepares to toss T-shirts into the crowd during the second half of a football game against Oregon on Nov. 2, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Jose Juarez, AP

Letters spell out FAMU in the Capitol courtyard during FAMU Day in Tallahassee. | Adrian Andrews, WFSU Public Media

Voters cast their ballots in Florida's primary election, Aug. 20, 2024, at a polling place inside the Indian Creek Fire Station in Miami Beach. | Wilfredo Lee, AP file

Opponents of a bear hunt protest outside a meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. | Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

Casey DeSantis speaks during a campaign event for Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 2, 2023, in Lexington, South Carolina. |

A federal judge ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to protect manatees.

Oyster boats float on Apalachicola Bay. | Rob Diaz de Villegas, WFSU

The drought monitor released on May 15,

Increasingly, Florida universities are choosing politicians as presidents. | Shock, stock.adobe.com

People sit in front of a makeshift memorial outside the student union at Florida State University in Tallahassee on April 17, 2025, after a campus shooting. | Kate Payne, AP