Tuition for new university students is going up 6 percent this fall. Universities plan to use much of the additional money to make up state budget cuts and lower the faculty-student ratio, but some of the money is already promised. By Bobbie O'Brien

It's been a little less than a week since the state budget was finalized. Yet various institutions and agencies are still determining the effects of this year's money crunch. One example, the legislature's funding of university research projects. By Bobbie O'Brien

The first of several public hearings on developing an offshore natural gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico was held this week in Palmetto. By Steve Newborn

Florida legislators wrapped up their session last week after trimming several billion dollars from the state's budget. While millions were cut from education, a change for Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test passed legislators' tests with flying colors. By Natasha Samreny

The trial of one of the two former USF students who were stopped in South Carolina and charged with having explosives in their trunk has been delayed. And the defendant won't have to wait for his new trial date in jail. By Steve Newborn

The Tarpon Springs Police Department released suicide notes left behind by Deborah Jean Palfrey, also known as the D.C. Madam. Palfrey faced years in federal prison after she was convicted of running a prostitution service for Washington's elite. By Natasha Samreny