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Questions in Gainesville remain in regard to food assistance in the midst of the government shutdown that began Oct. 1. Two federal judges on Friday said the Trump administration had to use contingency funds to make payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated there are less than 1,000 ghost orchids left in the United States. The agency proposed it be listed under the Endangered Species Act earlier this year, a potential addition to its state protected status. -
Azhalia Pottinger/WUFT NewsWhile studying animals in UF’s ponds, Ivory noticed an otter scurrying into a storm drain. By mounting camera traps along Alachua County’s stormwater systems, he has documented the behavior of animals within these hidden networks.
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Riley Beiswenger/ Fresh Take FloridaThe Legislature in Tallahassee on Friday began exploring in earnest proposals that would reduce or eliminate property taxes, a populist move that would dramatically help with housing affordability but could fundamentally change how communities pay for local government services, including fire departments, trash pickup, city parks and more. -
Photo courtesy of Kate Quinones, Second HarvestThe federal government has been shut down since Oct. 1, leaving thousands of families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) without food benefits for November. In Marion County, residents feeling the impact are turning to local food banks to feed their families.
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Gainesville residents dropped off their unused or expired prescription drugs at HCA Florida Gainesville Emergency on Saturday as part of efforts to safely dispose of medications. -
The university has already banned Ita Durand, who is from Peru, from campus for three years. Ita Durand said the sex was consensual, police said.
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A teal pumpkin that makes Halloween inclusive for children with food allergies comes to Alachua County. -
For Halloween this year, city officials are asking parents to be even more mindful of their children's safety.
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Sydney Johnson/WUFT NewsA federal judge heard arguments on Wednesday in the case of a University of Florida law student expelled for antisemitic tweets. His lawyer said he was being wrongly punished for views the school simply didn’t like, while UF responded it has every right to remove anyone threatening violence. -
Kairi LoweryIn the past five months, a virtually empty lot in The Everglades transformed into the heart of Florida’s deportation efforts, now commonly known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” State officials ramped up construction at an unprecedented speed, and new satellite images evaluated by Fresh Take Florida, show just how quickly the site was built. -
The Florida prosecutor’s office in Tampa is defending its controversial and unexpected decision to drop a felony criminal case against the man accused of tying his bull terrier dog to a fence in rising waters and abandoning it along Interstate 75 amid an evacuation ahead of a major hurricane. -
A Florida prosecutor has dropped the felony criminal case against the man who drew national attention after being accused of tying his bull terrier dog to a fence along Interstate 75 and abandoning it in the face of an approaching major hurricane.
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