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Florida school districts are preparing for budget cuts as the fight over student mask penalties unfolds in the Florida Legislature.
Read More »Struggles continue over Florida school districts’ budget cuts after DeSantis backs House proposal
Florida school districts that resisted DeSantis’ mask ban could lose millions
The Florida Legislature must decide whether to approve a proposed budget that would reallocate funding among school districts in the state.
Read More »Age is Just a Number, At Least for Kathryn “Kitty” Williams
She spends her retirement as a volunteer, working just as many hours and refusing to be paid for it. She doesn’t need to work to live; she lives to work.
Read More »Florida Providers See Increased Demand For Telehealth Visits
In September, Florida first lady Casey DeSantis announced that the state Department of Education would spend $2 million to support the services in 18 rural school districts.
Read More »Gainesville Moving To Require Businesses To Regulate Shopping Cart Containment
In August, the City Commission adopted an ordinance requiring businesses to install retention systems to keep their shopping carts from being discarded in the community.
Read More »Gainesville Fire Rescue Searches For New Chief
JoAnne Rice, Stephen Hesson and Joseph Hillhouse are three candidates to permanently replace Chief Jeffrey Lane following his retirement on Sept. 30.
Read More »St. Augustine Artist’s Work Aims To Inspire Social Justice Conversation In Gainesville
Sylvi Herrick, a multifaceted artist based in St. Augustine, had a vision of how her work could be a medium for conversation and change
Read More »UF Primed To Join Schools Across Nation In Canceling Spring Break
The university announced Friday that its leadership was reviewing plans to extend the coming winter break by one week, so that the spring semester would begin on Jan. 11.
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