The law, signed Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott, will allow nurse practitioners and physician's assistants to issue seven-day prescriptions for drugs like hormone and pain medication.
Read More »Petition To Make Bears An Endangered Species Will Move Forward
Bears were a threatened species until 2012, when population was thought to be around 3,000. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will determine their endangered species status.
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Lawmakers have cited rape in particular as a justification for allowing students to carry concealed weapons.
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This is the key finding of the story: that rape is twice as likely to occur in the surrounding city as on the main campus.
Read More »New Bear Numbers Do Not Include Those Killed In Hunt
Florida black bears have emerged as a topic of contention as of late because of 2015's hunt, which killed 304 of the animals.
Read More »Poe Defeats Braddy In Gainesville Mayoral Race
Lauren Poe won Gainesville's mayoral race on Tuesday, defeating current mayor Ed Braddy and Donald Shepherd Sr.
Read More »Nurse Practitioners’, Physician Assistants’ Prescribing Authority In Jeopardy
Florida is the only state that does not allow nurse practitioners to prescribe controlled substances and one of two states that does not permit physician's assistants the same privilege. A bill in the Florida legislature granting health professionals these prescribing privileges has stalled.
Read More »Florida Nurse Practitioners Hope To Gain Prescribing Privileges
Nurse practitioners could soon gain the ability to prescribe medications with a bill moving through the Florida Legislature. Patients could see shorter wait times and fewer trips to the doctor.
Read More »Gainesville Mayoral Candidate Donald Shepherd Arrested
Donald Eugene Shepherd, a candidate for City of Gainesville mayor, was arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of grand theft auto.
Read More »Suspect in 2012 University Avenue Murder Asks for Plea Deal
Clifton Rae Baxter is accused of stabbing and killing Dockens, 60, outside of the Bank of America at 1116 University Ave. on Oct. 26, 2012.
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