Liz Dudek is resigning as secretary of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration after five years on the job, the governor’s office announced Wednesday.

A record number of colleges and universities do not require applicants to submit their ACT and SAT test scores, according to a new report from the National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest).

U.S. Rep. David Jolly and former governor Charlie Crist duked it out in a fierce debate Monday evening at the Palladium in St. Petersburg, setting the stage for what is destined to be the hottest congressional race in 2016. 

Gov. Rick Scott declared the Wynwood area of downtown Miami Zika-free on Monday, but the Centers for Disease Control was more cautious in saying the virus was finished spreading, lifting the travel ban for pregnant women going to the area.

Democrats may have declared victory in Florida during the last two presidential cycles, but they shouldn’t be so certain they’ll have the same results in 2016. 

Billionaire casino founder Sheldon Adelson has given another $1 million to the campaign against medical marijuana in Florida, recent records from the Florida Divisions of Elections show. 

Florida will be throwing an extra $10 million into the fight against Zika.

Don Gaetz won’t be University of West Florida’s next president. On Thursday, the Northwest Florida university went a different direction, and the board of trustees passed over Gaetz in favor of UWF’s provost, Martha Saunders by a vote of 9-4. 

The Florida Education Association will appeal lower court rulings on the constitutionality of the state’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program which gives vouchers to low-income students, the FEA announced Wednesday.

Two of Florida’s community colleges are among the ten finalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, a national award for high achievement and performance in community colleges.