NASA has been undergoing quite a few changes recently. In the past few weeks, the agency awarded the Sierra Nevada Corporation, SpaceX and Boeing contracts to develop a craft to take astronauts into orbit in the next five years. This could mark a new era where private companies start taxi …

Memorial Day is this coming up Monday and that means the Veterans for Peace will be putting up tombstones along NW 8th Avenue in Gainesville, just east of NW 34th Street. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with president of the Gainesville chapter of Veterans for Peace Scott Camil about the display …

Despite the bad economic situation in Spain, Gov. Rick Scott is leading more than 60 business leaders and state officials there for a five-day business development mission. One of those businesses is CZA Incorporated, an organization that helps multi-national corporations integrate into the U.S. market. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with …

University of Florida students will be seeing their fees raising this coming semester. The UF board of trustees approved a $2-per-credit-hour fee over a conference call earlier this afternoon. The fee would increase from $4.76 to $6.76. The fee increase does not apply to graduate students. After a roll call, newly appointed …

It’s happening in several congressional races, in states like Nebraska, Montana and Ohio. Millions of dollars from out-of-state donors and outside groups are fueling candidates’ war chests. Last week in Indiana, outside money helped Richard Mourdock beat out six-term incumbent Senator Dick Lugar in the GOP primary.  Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip …

Jeanna Mastrodicasa and Sherwin Henry have served the Gainesville City Commission for six years and will be stepping down tomorrow. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with District 1 City Commisioner Scherwin Henry and had him reflect on his terms as city commissioner. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/HenryQAreflections.mp3]

Three Florida Supreme Court justices have been drawing some controversy recently after having suspended oral argument on a case in order to fill out paperwork for their retention election campaigns. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on what exactly caused the delay, and why some are calling for an investigation …

A new Gallup poll shows a slight lead for President Obama’s re-election bid in key swing states that could decide the 2012 presidential election. In the latest surveys, Republican Mitt Romney holds a slender one percent lead over the president nationally. However in the new Gallup swing state poll, Mr. …

The last few days have been busy and exciting for Eisaman Equine in Williston.  That operation broke and did the initial training for Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another.  Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on the training that helped pave the way to that Derby win. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/05/EISAMANWEB.mp3]

It’s been a year today since the Navy Seals mission that ended with the death of Osama bin Laden.  So how is the U.S. fairing in its war on terror? Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with former Florida Governor and longtime U.S. Senator Bob Graham, who chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee in the years immediately following the September …