Longtime academic Santa Ono has been rejected for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board. The vote Tuesday came amid sharp criticism from political conservatives about his past support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs and other initiatives they view as unacceptable liberal ideology.

Several officers had already been suspended or fired over the incident, including the former head of BSO’s Tamarac division. Now seven more officers have been placed on administrative leave without pay and another has been fired.

After losing nearly 600 employees to layoffs and retirements as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce, the National Weather Service is planning to hire additional staff members to “stabilize” the department, a spokesperson said.