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Floridians voted for a new Republican governor and also had options for U.S. Senate, state attorney general, chief financial officer, and agricultural commissioner.
Election Headlines
- Voting by the Numbers: Who's turning up to the polls in Florida?
- Early Voting Guide: Here's where to go and what to bring
- Ever wondered what a poll watcher does? Here's your answer
- Ken Cornell wins fourth term on Alachua County Commission
- Kat Cammack wins reelection, AP projects
- Here's what to know about local measures in North Central Florida
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- Are younger voters talking about the midterms? Here's what UF students say
- Breaking down local election measures across North Central Florida
- Local amendments, wildfire recovery and some spooky stories for Halloween
- Favorite Halloween Movies: Here's what UF students have to say
- Sumter County residents ask officials to sue local landfill — again
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The ballot measure, known as Amendment 3, proposes sweeping changes to Florida’s property tax system and is seen to be one of the most key issues on this year’s ballot. -
Photo via Kevin PresaA historic November deluge brought at least 22-30 inches of rain to Florida's east coast, with some locations exceeding NOAA's 1-in-1,000-year rainfall thresholds. As a powerful El Niño develops, the extraordinary flooding raises questions about what lies ahead for Florida's normally drier months. -
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Grace Tucceri/WUFT NewsEarlier this month, the museum teamed up with the City of Gainesville to host Plant for Pollinators: Bees and Trees at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Juliana DeFilippo/WUFT NewsCritics say the property tax measure could result in the closure of public libraries.
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In May, Gainesville announced an expanded community safety strategy focused on preventing domestic violence, dating violence and sexual violence. -
Porchia Hardy said the mother inside her needed to be there for Krauss in the aftermath.
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With the cultural holiday only days away, shoppers and employees at stores across North Central Florida shared with WUFT News what’s drawing their interest. -
About 5,000 visitors walked through Boo at the Zoo, a transformed Santa Fe Teaching College Zoo full of student-created trick-or-treating zones, on Wednesday during the event’s 30th anniversary.
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Many of Florida's oldest voters, more than 5,698 whose ages have passed the century mark according to state voter registration records, say they consider regularly participating in elections part of their civic responsibility. -
Ashleigh Lucas/Fresh Take FloridaFlorida removes Trump’s personal information from voter files, after president wrongly cites new lawElection officials in Florida removed President Donald Trump’s personal information from public voter registration records, after Trump cited a new state privacy law that does not apply to him as the president. -
Florida is moving to once again license naturopathic doctors, a move critics warn will permit the use of unproven and potentially dangerous treatments, but supporters say could help alleviate the state’s worsening doctor shortage and give patients a choice about their care. -
kaley MantzCursive writing will be a revived practice after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an amended teacher training and mentoring bill into law, which requires cursive instruction for Florida students in grades three through five.
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This episode features Rick Hirsch, director of the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability at the University of Florida. Hirsch tells us about the Collier Prize Symposium on Nov. 17, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the UF Reitz Union Rion Ballroom, which will feature investigations honored in the 2026 competition. -
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