Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has appealed to Senate Democratic leaders to confirm President Bush's long-pending nominations to fill two empty chairs as Fed governors, enabling a fully staffed central bank to handle the current financial crisis. He did not receive a favorable response from Sen. Christopher Dodd, Senate Banking Committee chairman. ...more

June 30, 2008

The Rattler Nation has reason to be proud. Florida A&M University survived one of its greatest challenges last week when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools lifted the probation imposed for serious accounting and management shortcomings. Last Thursday's announcement that SACS was satisfied with FAMUs reforms came as a result of hard work. This great institution had to confront its weaknesses and find ways to overcome them. ...more

June 30, 2008

A state task force that spent the past year reviewing Florida A&M University's troubled financial management announced Wednesday that the school has addressed most of the group's concerns. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - A state task force that spent the past year reviewing Florida A&M University's troubled financial management announced today that the school addressed most of the group's concerns. ...more

June 25, 2008

For the better part of 11 months, Oren Koules had to bite his tongue. As part of the original ownership group that attempted to purchase the Lightning in August, Koules expended a tremendous amount of time and energy in his pursuit of the team. ...more

June 23, 2008

Florida's public universities receive state money based on the growth in their enrollment. ...more

June 20, 2008

The imperfect sale process of the Lightning was approved by a perfect vote Wednesday. ...more

June 19, 2008

In its most competitive admissions season ever, the University of South Florida placed a record 1,300 prospective freshmen on a wait list for next fall. ...more

June 8, 2008

Two decades after Congress established the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting, lawmakers and experts still can't seem to agree on the program's mission. ...more

June 8, 2008

West Virginia University President Michael Garrison announced his resignation Friday, seeking to end a scandal stemming from the university's awarding of an unearned degree to the governor's daughter. ...more

June 7, 2008