Florida Gov. Charlie Crist should veto the $50 million appropriation state lawmakers set aside for an energy consortium at the University of Florida. The funding violates the rules of academic integrity and is a prime example of why it would be disastrous to give the Legislature unchecked power over the university system. ...more

June 2, 2008

Barry Melrose, an ESPN hockey analyst who last coached in the NHL year 13 years ago, is expected to replace Lightning coach John Tortorella, according to Damien Cox of the Toronto Star. ...more

May 30, 2008

The last hurdle to clear to complete the sale of the Lightning will take place today. ...more

May 29, 2008

Florida's undergraduate students will pay at least 6 percent more in tuition next fall, even though the state's university leaders would have them pay more. ...more

May 9, 2008

The Florida Legislature ended its annual session yesterday following a final week devoted to farewells and back-slapping even as lawmakers acknowledged the tough choices they were forced to make in a brutal budget year. ...more

May 3, 2008

After months of doubt surrounding the proposed sale of the Lightning to Hollywood producer Oren Koules, the process is in the final stages of being completed. ...more

May 3, 2008

The Lightning are finally going Hollywood. Movie and television producer Oren Koules and his partners with OK Hockey - believed to include as many as eight members - announced Wednesday they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to buy the team from Detroit-based Palace Sports and Entertainment. The deal includes the team, the lease agreement for the St. Pete Times Forum and 5.5 acres of adjacent land. Although no price tag was part of the announcement, the deal is believed to be worth between $200 million and $210 million. The first purchase attempt by Absolute Hockey in August was believed to be worth $206 million. ...more

February 14, 2008

University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft appeared before the board of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute on Thursday with an idea: that USF take control of the center, which resides on the campus of the university. ...more

February 8, 2008

From the start, it didn't make sense to make the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Institute - built on the campus of the University of South Florida - an independent center. ...more

February 7, 2008

Florida has a reputation for providing higher education on the cheap. ...more

February 3, 2008